Yelets

Yelets
Елец
Yelets Cathedral
Location of Yelets
Yelets
Location of Yelets
Yelets
Yelets (Lipetsk Oblast)
Coordinates: 52°37′00″N 38°28′00″E / 52.61667°N 38.46667°E / 52.61667; 38.46667
CountryRussia
Federal subjectLipetsk Oblast
First mentioned1146
Government
  HeadEvgeny Borovskikh
Elevation
140 m (460 ft)
Population
  Total
108,404
  Rank151st in 2010
  Subordinated toYelets City Under Oblast Jurisdiction
  Capital ofYeletsky District, Yelets City Under Oblast Jurisdiction
  Urban okrugYelets Urban Okrug
  Capital ofYelets Urban Okrug, Yeletsky Municipal District
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code(s)
399770—399788
Dialing code(s)+7 47467
OKTMO ID42715000001
Websiteelets-adm.ru

Yelets or Elets (Russian: Елец) is a city in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, situated on the Bystraya Sosna River, which is a tributary of the Don. Population: 99,875(2021 Census); 108,404(2010 Census); 116,726(2002 Census); 120,261(1989 Soviet census).