Valday, Novgorod Oblast
Valday
Валдай | |
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Narodnaya Street in Valday | |
Location of Valday | |
| Coordinates: 57°58′N 33°15′E / 57.967°N 33.250°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Novgorod Oblast |
| Administrative district | Valdaysky District |
| Town of district significance | Valday |
| First mentioned | 1495 |
| Town status since | 1770 |
| Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 16,098 |
| • Capital of | Valdaysky District, town of district significance of Valday |
| • Municipal district | Valdaysky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Valdayskoye Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Valdaysky Municipal District, Valdayskoye Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code(s) | 175400, 175402–175405, 175449 |
| OKTMO ID | 49608101001 |
| Website | valday-gorod |
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Valday (Russian: Валда́й) is a town and the administrative center of Valdaysky District in Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the southwestern shore of Lake Valdayskoye, the biggest one in the set of lakes in the highest region of the Valdai Hills, on the M10 Highway connecting Moscow and St. Petersburg, 386 kilometers (240 mi) from Moscow and 140 kilometers (87 mi) from Veliky Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 16,098 (2010 Census); 18,703 (2002 Census); 19,173 (1989 Soviet census).