Engels, Saratov Oblast

Engels is a city located in Saratov Oblast, Russia. It was founded in 1747. It's a port connected with Saratov over Volga River with a bridge.

Engels
Энгельс
City[1]
A monument to the coat of arms of Engels
Location of Engels
Engels
Location of Engels
Engels
Engels (Saratov Oblast)
Coordinates: 51°30′N 46°07′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSaratov Oblast[1]
Founded1747
City status since1914
Government
  MayorSergei Gorevsky
Area
  Total121.06 km2 (46.74 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
  Total202,419
  Estimate 
(2018)[3]
226,176 (+11.7%)
  Rank92nd in 2010
  Density1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
Administrative status
  Subordinated toEngels City Under Oblast Jurisdiction
  Capital ofEngelssky District, Engels City Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Municipal status
  Municipal districtEngelssky Municipal District
  Urban settlementEngels Urban Settlement
  Capital ofEngelssky Municipal District[4], Engels Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK+1 [5])
Postal code(s)[6]
413100–413102, 413105–413108, 413110–413119, 413121–413125, 413129
Dialing code(s)+7 8453
OKTMO ID63650101001
Twin townsWuppertal, Chornobaivka
Websitewww.engels.me

It was previously known as Pokrovskaya sloboda (until 1916), Pokrovsk (until 1931-1933).

Twin cities

Engels is a sister city of

References

  1. Charter of Saratov Oblast
  2. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  3. "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  4. Law #78-ZSO
  5. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  6. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  7. "Interactive City Directory" Archived 2016-10-18 at the Wayback Machine. Sister Cities International. Retrieved January 15, 2018.



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