Tolyatti
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Tolyatti (Russian: Тольятти, IPA: [tɐlʲˈjætʲ(ː)ɪ]), also known as Togliatti, formerly known as Stavropol[lower-alpha 1] (1737–1964), is a city in Samara Oblast, Russia. It is the largest city in Russia which is neither the administrative center of a federal subject, nor the largest city of a subject. Population: 684,709 (2021 Census);[8] 719,632 (2010 Russian census);[9] 702,879 (2002 Census);[10] 630,543 (1989 Soviet census).[11]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1897 | 5,969 | — |
1926 | 6,473 | +8.4% |
1939 | 9,345 | +44.4% |
1959 | 61,281 | +555.8% |
1970 | 250,853 | +309.3% |
1979 | 502,036 | +100.1% |
1989 | 630,543 | +25.6% |
2002 | 702,879 | +11.5% |
2010 | 719,632 | +2.4% |
2021 | 684,709 | −4.9% |
Source: Census data |
Tolyatti
Тольятти | |
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Clockwise from top: The Tatishchev Monument, Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral, City Hall of Tolyatti, The administration building of AvtoVAZ. | |
Coordinates: 53°30′32″N 49°25′20″E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Samara Oblast[2] |
Founded | 1737; 287 years ago (1737) |
Government | |
• Body | City Duma |
• Mayor | Nikolay Rentz |
Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
Population | |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 707,408 |
• Subordinated to | city of oblast significance of Tolyatti[2] |
• Capital of | Stavropolsky District,[1] city of oblast significance of Tolyatti[2] |
• Urban okrug | Togliatti Urban Okrug[4] |
• Capital of | Togliatti Urban Okrug,[4] Stavropolsky Municipal District[4] |
Time zone | UTC+4 (MSK+1 [5]) |
Postal code(s)[6] | 445xxx |
Dialing code(s) | +7 8482[7] |
OKTMO ID | 36740000001 |
Website | tgl |
The city is best known as the home of Russia's largest car manufacturer AvtoVAZ (Lada). It was renamed after Italian communist politician Palmiro Togliatti in 1964.[12] For this reason, Tolyatti is often dubbed "Russia's motor city" or "Russia's Motown" (in reference to Detroit in the United States—the spiritual home of the American automotive industry).