Ulan-Ude
Улан-Удэ | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Buryat | Улаан Үдэ |
 Ulan-Ude City Center | |
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Location of Ulan-Ude  | |
  Ulan-Ude Location of Ulan-Ude Ulan-Ude Ulan-Ude (Russia) | |
| Coordinates: 51°50′N 107°36′E / 51.833°N 107.600°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Buryatia |
| Founded | 1666 |
| City status since | 1775 |
| Government | |
| • Body | City Council of Deputies |
| • Mayor | Alexander Golkov |
| Area | |
| • Total | 347.6 km2 (134.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 404,426 |
| • Estimate (2025) | 435,067 (+7.6%) |
| • Rank | 45th in 2010 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| • Subordinated to | city of republic significance of Ulan-Ude |
| • Capital of | Republic of Buryatia |
| • Capital of | city of republic significance of Ulan-Ude |
| • Urban okrug | Ulan-Ude Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Ulan-Ude Urban Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5  ) |
| Postal code(s) | 6700xx |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 3012 |
| OKTMO ID | 81701000001 |
| City Day | September's first Saturday |
| Twin towns | Taipei, Berkeley, Elista, Omsk, Changchun, Simferopol, Yeongwol County, Yamagata, Ulanqab, Ulaanbaatar, Rumoi, Manzhouli, Lanzhou, Hulunbuir, Hohhot, Haeju, Erenhot, Erdenet, Donetsk, Darkhan, Anyang |
| Website | ulan-ude-eg |
Ulan-Ude (Russian:Ула́н-Удэ́; Buryat: Улаан-Үдэ), formerly Verkhneudinsk (Верхнеу́динск), the capital city of the Buryat Republic, Russia. The city is located about 100 km south-east of Lake Baikal. It sits at the foot of the Khamar-Daban and Khrebet Ulan-Burgasy mountain ranges, next to the confluence of the Selenga River and its tributary, the Uda. The city is divided into two parts by the Uda. Population 359,391 (2002 Census); 352,530 (1989 Census). It is the third largest city in East Siberia. It is served by Ulan-Ude Airport (Mukhino) as well as the smaller Ulan-Ude Vostochny Airport.
Ulan-Ude was founded in 1666 by the Russian Cossacks. Due to its geographical position, the city grew rapidly and became a large trade centre which connected Russia with China and Mongolia. There are old merchants' mansions richly decorated with wood and stone carving in the historical center of Ulan-Ude, along the river banks. They represent beautiful examples of Russian classicism. There is also a large and highly unusual head of Lenin in the central square.
