Krasnoyarsk

Krasnoyarsk

Красноярск
Krasnoyarsk Красноярск
City
	Top to bottom, left to right: Krasnoyarsk along the Yenisey River, Krasnoyarsk at dusk, Krasnoyarsk railway station, Annunciation Cathedral, Krasnoyarsk Krai government building
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Krasnoyarsk
	Krasnoyarsk Location of Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk (Krasnoyarsk Krai)
	Coordinates: 56°00′32″N 92°52′19″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Krasnoyarsk Krai
Founded	August 19, 1628
City status since	1690
Government
• Body	Krasnoyarsk City Council of Deputies
• Head	Sergey Yeryomin
Area
• Total	348 km2 (134 sq mi)
Elevation	287 m (942 ft)
Population
• Estimate (2018)	1,090,811
• Rank	14th in 2010
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	krai city of Krasnoyarsk
• Capital of	krai city of Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Krasnoyarsk Urban Okrug
• Capital of	Krasnoyarsk Urban Okrug
Time zone	UTC+7 (MSK+4 )
Postal code(s)	660000, 660001, 660003–660005, 660006, 660009–660023, 660025, 660027, 660028, 660030–660032, 660036, 660037, 660041–660043, 660046–660050, 660052, 660054–660056, 660058–660062, 660064, 660067–660069, 660071, 660073–660075, 660077–660079, 660091–660095, 660097–660100, 660113, 660115, 660118, 660119, 660121–660127, 660130–660133, 660135, 660136, 660880, 660890, 660899, 660911–660946, 660960–660966, 660970, 660999, 901175, 901177, 901179, 901181, 993600
Dialing code(s)	+7 391
OKTMO ID	04701000001
City Day	Second Sunday of June
Website	www.admkrsk.ru

Krasnoyarsk is the largest city and administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is situated along the Yenisey River, and is the second-largest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk, with a population of over 1.1 million. Krasnoyarsk is an important junction of the renowned Trans-Siberian Railway, and is one of the largest producers of aluminium in the country. The city is known for its natural landscape; author Anton Chekhov judged Krasnoyarsk to be the most beautiful city in Siberia. The Stolby Nature Sanctuary is located 10 km south of the city. Krasnoyarsk is a major educational centre in Siberia, and hosts the Siberian Federal University. In 2019, Krasnoyarsk was the host city of the 2019 Winter Universiade, the third hosted in Russia.

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