Ufa
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| Ufa (English) Уфа (Russian) Өфө (Bashkir) Өфе (Tatar) |
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 View of Ufa over the frozen Belaya River |
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.svg) Location of the Republic of Bashkortostan on the map of Russia |
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  Location of Ufa on the map of the Republic of Bashkortostan
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| Coordinates 54°45′N 55°58′E / 54.75°N 55.967°ECoordinates: 54°45′N 55°58′E / 54.75°N 55.967°E |
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| Administrative status | |
| Federal subject In jurisdiction of Capital of |
Republic of Bashkortostan Bashkortostan Bashkortostan, administrative center of Ufimsky District |
| Local self-government (as of February 2008) | |
| Charter | Charter of Ufa |
| Municipal status | Urban okrug |
| Head | Pavel Kachkayev |
| Representative Body | Council |
| Area | |
| Area | 710.16 km² (274.2 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| 2002 Census - Rank - Density |
1,042,437 inhabitants 11th 1,467.9/km² (3,801.8/sq mi) |
| Latest estimate (2008) |
1,021,500 inhabitants |
| Events | |
| Founded | 1574 |
| Town status | 1586 |
| Other information | |
| Postal code | 450000—450140 |
| Dialing code | +7 347 |
| Official website | |
| http://www.ufacity.info/en/ | |
Ufa (Russian: Уфа́; Bashkir: Өфө, Öfö; Tatar Cyrillic: Өфе, Latin: Öfe; Chuvash: Ӗпхӳ, Ephü) is the capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. Population: 1,021,500 (2008 est.); 1,042,437 (2002 Census).
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[edit] Geography
Ufa is one of the industrial centres in the Western Urals area, and is situated at the confluence of the Belaya and the Ufa Rivers. Industries include electrical and mining equipment, oil refining, petrochemicals, synthetic rubber, and processed foods. The Ufa Airport connects the city to several towns in Russia, as well as to Armenia, Azerbaijan, Germany, Turkey and Uzbekistan. There is also the smaller Ufa Maximovka Airport northeast of the city.
[edit] History
The city began as a fortress built on the orders of Ivan IV in 1574, and originally bore the name of the hill it stood on, Tura-Tau. The city began to be called Ufa, meaning "small" in Turkic, by locals and the name stuck. In 1802, Ufa became the principal city of Bashkiria.
In 1918, Ufa was the residence of the Provisional All-Russian Government.
Educational institutions include Bashkir State University, Bashkir State Teachers Training University named after M.Akmulla, Ufa State Aviation Technical University, Ufa State Petroleum Technological University, Ufa Architectural University, Ufa Agricultural University, and others.
Famous natives of Ufa include Vladimir Spivakov, rebel Salawat Yulayev, the Muslim Bolshevik Mirsaid Sultangaliev, the painter Mikhail Nesterov, dancer Rudolf Nureyev, pianist Vera Timanova, NHL ice hockey players Andrei Zyuzin Alexander Semak and Igor Kravchuk, rock singer Zemfira. Navigator Valerian Albanov of ill-fated Arctic ship St. Anna, as well as rock singer Yuri Shevchuk and his band DDT were Ufa residents for some time.
[edit] Economy
There are some important enterprises in Ufa:
- UMPO (Ufa Engine Industrial Association) (Russian: ОАО «Уфимское моторостроительное производственное объединение»): founded in 1925 whose main products are jet engines[1]
- Bashneft' ANK OAO (Russian: ОАО «АНК «Башнефть»»): oil and gas company[2]
- UFNC (Ufaneftekhim) (Russian: ОАО «Уфанефтехим»): oil and petrochemical company[3]
[edit] Photogallery
 Photograph of Ufa taken by Prokudin-Gorskii between 1905 and 1915. |
 Modern view of Ufa. |
[edit] Sister Cities
[edit] References
- ^ UMPO Website, accessed 22 October 2008
- ^ Google finance: BANE, accessed 22 October 2008
- ^ Google finance: UFNC, accessed 22 October 2008
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Ufa |
- City of Ufa official website (English)
- Everything you need to know about friendly Ufa, by David Coppard (English) Mirrored version (Russian) (English)
- Ufa on the map of Russia (Russian)
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