Ulan-Ude
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| Ulan-Ude (English) Улан-Удэ (Russian) Улаан-Үдэ (Buryat) |
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 Location of Ulan-Ude in relation to Lake Baikal |
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| Coat of Arms | |
_(1790).png/80px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Ulan-Ude_(Verkhneudinsk_Buryatia)_(1790).png) |
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| City Day: June 12 | |
| Administrative status | |
| Federal subject In jurisdiction of Capital of |
Buryat Republic Buryat Republic Buryat Republic |
| Local self-government | |
| Charter | Charter of Ulan-Ude |
| Municipal status | Urban okrug |
| Mayor | Gennady Aydayev |
| Legislative body | City Council of Deputies |
| Area | |
| Area | n/a |
| Population (as of the 2002 Census) | |
| Population - Rank - Density |
359,391 inhabitants 47th n/a |
| Events | |
| Founded | 1666 |
| Town status | 1775 |
| Renamed Udinsk | 1775 |
| Renamed Verkhneudinsk | 1783 |
| Renamed Ulan-Ude | 1934 |
| Other information | |
| Postal code | 670000 |
| Dialing code | +7 301 |
| Official website | |
| http://www.administration.u-ude.ru/ | |
Ulan-Ude (Russian: Ула́н-Удэ́; Buryat: Улаан-Үдэ, Ulaan-Üde), formerly Verkhneudinsk (Верхнеу́динск), the capital city of the Buryat Republic, Russia, is located about 100 km south-east of Lake Baikal. It is located at the foot of the Khamar-Daban and Khrebet Ulan-Burgasy mountain ranges, next to the confluence of the Selenga River and its tributary, the Uda which divides the city into two parts.
According to the 2002 Census, 359,391 residents lived in Ulan-Ude, up from 351,806 recorded in 1989.[1] It is the third largest city in East Siberia and is served by the Ulan-Ude Airport (Mukhino), as well as the smaller Ulan-Ude Vostochny Airport.
Ulan-Ude was founded in 1666 by the Russian Cossacks. Due to its geographical position, the city grew rapidly and became a large trade centre which connected Russia with China and Mongolia.
There are old merchants' mansions richly decorated with wood and stone carving in the historical center of Ulan-Ude, along the river banks. They represent beautiful examples of Russian classicism.
There is also a large and highly unusual statue of the head of Lenin in the central square - the largest in the world.
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 Lenin's head dominates the Soviet Square in Ulan-Ude |
 Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Ulan-Ude |
 Ulan-Ude train station on the Trans-Siberian railway |
 A wooden house in Ulan-Ude |
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- ^ Russian Census Cities and towns with population of 50 thousand people and over in 1989 and 2002.
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