Belgorod
Belgorod
Белгород | |
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Aerial view State Philharmonic Drama Theatre Church of the Theotokos Oblast administration building | |
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Location of Belgorod | |
| Coordinates: 50°36′N 36°36′E / 50.600°N 36.600°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Belgorod Oblast |
| Founded | 1596 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Council of Deputies |
| • Mayor | Valentin Demidov (UR) |
| Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 356,402 |
• Estimate (January 2015) | 384,425 |
| • Rank | 49th in 2010 |
| • Subordinated to | city of oblast significance of Belgorod |
| • Capital of | Belgorod Oblast, city of oblast significance of Belgorod |
| • Urban okrug | Belgorod Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Belgorod Urban Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code(s) | 308000–308002, 308004–308007, 308009–308020, 308023–308027, 308029, 308031–308034, 308036, 308099, 308700, 308880, 308890, 308899, 308940, 308960, 308961, 308967, 308971–308974, 308991–308994 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 472 |
| OKTMO ID | 14701000001 |
| City Day | 5 August |
| Website | www |
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Belgorod (Russian: Белгород, pronounced [ˈbʲelɡərət]) is a city that serves as the administrative center of Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Seversky Donets River, approximately 40 kilometers (25 mi) north of the border with Ukraine. It has a population of 339,978 (2021 Census).
It was founded in 1596 as a defensive fort on the southern border of Russia. Contested by various Russian and Ukrainian factions during World War I and the Russian Civil War, the city served as the temporary Soviet Ukrainian capital at the turn of 1918 and 1919.