Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia, after the capital Tallinn, with a population of roughly 97,000. It lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects Lake Võrtsjärv and Lake Peipus, the two largest lakes in the country, about 186 kilometers southeast of Tallinn. From the 13th century until the end of the 19th century the city was widely known by variants of its historical name, Dorpat.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone In the Other Atlases
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Source Wikidata: Supreme Court of Estonia
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1. Tartu (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 97,759 (2024)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 58.38, longitude 26.7225
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 79 m
P2046 (area)
area 38.97 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 97759 (2024)
View the Source2. Tartu (Wikipedia)
- Wikipedia infobox 'First settled' = '5th century AD' on 'Tartu'
- In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source3. GeoNames: Tartu - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 588335
58.38062 26.72509 P PPLA EE 18 0793 8151 91407 39 Europe/Tallinn
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 39 m
View the Source 4. 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 58.25, 26.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 58.25, 26.75
58.25 26.75 Dfb
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