Rostov-on-Don

Rostov-on-Don (Roushie: Росто́в-на-Дону́ Rostov-na-Donu, pronounced [rɐˈstov nə dɐˈnu]) is the ceety an the admeenistrative centre o Rostov Oblast an the Soothren Federal Destrict o Roushie, locatit on the Don River, juist 46 km fre the Sea o Azov. Population: 1,068,267 (2002 Census);^[8] 1,019,305 (1989 Census).^[9]

Rostov-on-Don Ростов-на-Дону
City[1]
Rostov-on-Don
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Location o Rostov-on-Don
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Coordinates: 47°14′N 39°42′E
Kintra	Roushie
Federal subject	Rostov Oblast[1]
Foondit	15 December 1749
City status syne	1796
Govrenment
• Bodi	Ceety Duma
• Mayor	Mikhail Chernyshyov
Area [2]
• Total	354 km2 (137 sq mi)
Elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	1,089,851
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	1,130,305 (+3.7%)
• Rank	10t in 2010
• Density	3,100/km2 (8,000/sq mi)
Admeenistrative status
• Subordinatit tae	Rostov-na-Donu Urban Okrug[1]
• Caipital o	Rostov Oblast, Rostov-na-Donu Urban Okrug[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Rostov-na-Donu Urban Okrug[5]
• Caipital o	Rostov-na-Donu Urban Okrug[5]
Time zone	UTC+3 (Moscow Time [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	344000-344999
Dialin code(s)	+7 863
City Day	Third Sunday o September
Twin touns	Dortmund, Gera, Volos, Glesga, Le Mans, Mobile, Pleven, Yerevan, Antalya, Donetsk, Luhansk, Gomel, Seville
OKTMO ID	60701000001
Website	www.rostov-gorod.ru

Geography

The centre o Rostov-on-Don is locatit c. 1076 km (2006) sootheast frae Moscow. It is situatit tae the sootheast frae the East European Plain, maistly on the richt bank o the Don river, 46 km frae its confluence wi the Sea o Azov. Sooth-Wastren suburbs o the ceety side wi the delta o the Don river.

Internaitional relations

Twin touns — Sister ceeties

Rostov-on-Don is twinned wi:

Glesga, Unitit Kinrick Dortmund, Germany[10] Gera, Germany Pleven, Bulgarie Le Mans, Fraunce Mobile, United States Yerevan, Armenie[11]

Kajaani, Finland Cheongju, Sooth Korea Volos, Greece Antalya, Turkey Toronto, Canadae Donetsk, Ukraine Odessa, Ukraine