Mytishchi

Mytishchi
Мытищи
Annunciation Church in Mytishchi
Location of Mytishchi
Mytishchi
Location of Mytishchi
Mytishchi
Mytishchi (Moscow Oblast)
Coordinates: 55°55′N 37°46′E / 55.917°N 37.767°E / 55.917; 37.767
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMoscow Oblast
Administrative districtMytishchinsky District
CityMytishchi
Known since1460
Town status since1925
Government
  BodyCouncil of Deputies
  HeadYulia Kupetskaya
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
  Total
173,160
  Rank105th in 2010
  Capital ofMytishchinsky District, Town of Mytishchi
  Municipal districtMytishchinsky Municipal District
  Urban settlementMytishchi Urban Settlement
  Capital ofMytishchinsky Municipal District, Mytishchi Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code(s)
141000–141002, 141004–141011, 141013–141018, 141020, 141021, 141023–141029, 141037–141043, 141045–141050, 141053, 141056–141059, 141101–141132, 141941–141945, 994003–994005
Dialing code(s)+7 495
OKTMO ID46746000001
Town DayOne of the Sundays in September
Websitewww.mytischi-city.ru

Mytishchi (Russian: Мыти́щи, IPA: [mɨˈtʲiɕːɪ]) is a city and the administrative center of Mytishchinsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, which lies 19 km northeast of Russia's capital Moscow on the Yauza River and the Moscow–Yaroslavl railway. The city was an important waypoint for traders on the Yauza River, the Yaroslavl Highway passes through the city. Mytishchi is famous for its aqueduct, built in 1804, the first water supply pipeline to supply the growing population of Moscow. The city has a population of approximately 262,702 people as of 2022.