Petrozavodsk
Petrozavodsk
Петрозаводск | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Karelian | Petroskoi |
Petrozavodsk Bay, National Library of Karelia, Music Theater, Monument to Peter I, Church of Exaltation of Holy Cross on Zaretskoe Cemetery, Roundabout on the embankment of Lake Onega, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Main post office, Railway station | |
Location of Petrozavodsk | |
| Coordinates: 61°47′N 34°20′E / 61.783°N 34.333°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Karelia |
| Founded | 1703 |
| City status since | March 21, 1777 |
| Government | |
| • Body | City Council |
| • Mayor | Inna Kolykhmatova |
| Area | |
• Total | 135 km2 (52 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 261,987 |
• Estimate (2018) | 279,190 (+6.6%) |
| • Rank | 71st in 2010 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi) |
| • Subordinated to | city of republic significance of Petrozavodsk |
| • Capital of | Republic of Karelia |
| • Capital of | city of republic significance of Petrozavodsk, Prionezhsky District |
| • Urban okrug | Petrozavodsky Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Petrozavodsky Urban Okrug, Prionezhsky Municipal District |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (UTC+03:00 ) |
| Postal code(s) | 185000–185003, 185005, 185007, 185009–185016, 185019, 185023, 185026, 185028, 185030–185035, 185700, 185890, 185899, 185910, 185960–185963, 185965, 185970, 185980–185983, 185985 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 8142 |
| OKTMO ID | 86701000001 |
| City Day | Last Saturday of June |
| Website | www |
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Petrozavodsk (Russian: Петрозаводск, IPA: [pʲɪtrəzɐˈvotsk]; Karelian, Vepsian and Finnish: Petroskoi) is the capital city of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, which stretches along the western shore of Lake Onega for some 27 kilometers (17 mi). The population of the city is 280,890 as of 2022.