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Samara, Russia

Eastern Europe

Samara, known as Kuybyshev from 1935 to 1991, is the largest city and administrative center of Samara Oblast in Russia, sited at the confluence of the Volga and Samara rivers with a population of over 1.14 million. Serving as a secret backup capital for the Soviet government during the Second World War, Samara grew into a major center of the Soviet aerospace and defense industry, and remains an important industrial city on the Volga.

Facts
Population
1,144,759 1
Area (sq km)
541.4 1
Founding Year
1586 1
Population Estimate Year
2021 1
Elevation (m)
100 1
Latitude
53.2028 degrees north 1
Longitude
50.1408 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Continental 3
Time Zone
UTC+04:00 4
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Associated With

Russia, Countries
Source Samara, Russia (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Samara Oblast, States or Territories
Source GeoNames: Samara - GeoNames
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Sources
1. Samara, Russia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    The city covers an area of 541.4 square kilometers (209.0 sq mi), and is the ninth-largest city and tenth-largest agglomeration in Russia, and the third-most populous city on the Volga and in the Volga Federal District.
  • Infobox, pop_latest
    pop_latest = 1144759
  • Infobox, pop_latest_date
    pop_latest_date = 2021
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    100
  • Infobox: established_date
    1586
  • Infobox, coordinates
    coordinates = 53°12′10″N 50°08′27″E
  • On Continent: Europe, Lead section, first paragraph
    is the largest city and the administrative centre of Samara Oblast in Russia
  • Associated With: Russia, Lead section, first paragraph
    is the largest city and the administrative centre of Samara Oblast in Russia
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 53.2028,50.1408
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 96.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 53.25, 50.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 53.25, 50.25
53.25 50.25 Dfb
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4. GeoNames: Samara - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 499099, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.65 km)
    53.20767 50.13553 P PPLA RU 65 1163399 107 Europe/Samara
  • Capital Of: Samara Oblast, cities500 record 499099, feature code PPLA (seat of first-order division 65)
    53.20767 50.13553 P PPLA RU 65 1163399 107 Europe/Samara
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Wikidata: Samara, Russia
Wikidata Q894, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Samara, Russia (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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