Blagoveshchensk
Blagoveshchensk
Благовещенск | |
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The seat of the government of Amur Oblast in Blagoveshchensk. | |
| Anthem: Anthem of Blagoveshchensk | |
Location of Blagoveshchensk | |
| Coordinates: 50°15′N 127°32′E / 50.250°N 127.533°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Amur Oblast |
| Founded | 1856 |
| Government | |
| • Body | |
| • Mayor | Oleg Imameyev |
| Area | |
• Total | 320.97 km2 (123.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 122 m (400 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 214,390 |
• Estimate (2018) | 225,091 (+5%) |
| • Rank | 87th in 2010 |
| • Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| • Subordinated to | Blagoveshchensk Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Amur Oblast, Blagoveshchensk Urban Okrug |
| • Urban okrug | Blagoveshchensk Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Blagoveshchensk Urban Okrug, Blagoveshchensky Municipal District |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 ) |
| Postal code(s) | 675000–675007, 675009–675011, 675014, 675016, 675018–675021, 671025, 671027–671030, 671700, 671801, 671890, 671960–671962, 671971, 671980–671983, 671985 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 4162 |
| OKTMO ID | 10701000001 |
| City Day | June 2 (observed on the first Saturday of June) |
| Website | www |
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Blagoveshchensk (Russian: Благовещенск, IPA: [bləɡɐˈvʲeɕːɪnsk], lit. 'City of the Annunciation') is a city and the administrative center of Amur Oblast, Russia. It is located at the confluence of the Amur and the Zeya Rivers, opposite to the Chinese city of Heihe. Population: 241,437 (2021 Census); 214,390 (2010 Census); 219,221 (2002 Census); 205,553 (1989 Soviet census).
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1897 | 32,834 | — |
| 1926 | 61,205 | +86.4% |
| 1939 | 58,790 | −3.9% |
| 1959 | 94,746 | +61.2% |
| 1970 | 127,757 | +34.8% |
| 1979 | 171,997 | +34.6% |
| 1989 | 205,553 | +19.5% |
| 2002 | 219,221 | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 214,390 | −2.2% |
| 2021 | 241,437 | +12.6% |
| Source: Census data | ||
The Amur has formed Russia's border with China since the 1858 Aigun Treaty and the 1860 Treaty of Peking. The area north of the Amur belonged to the Manchu Qing dynasty by the Treaty of Nerchinsk of 1689 until it was ceded to Russia by the Aigun Treaty in 1858.