Bakal

human settlement in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia

Key facts

Country: Russia
Federal subject: Chelyabinsk Oblast
Administrative district: Satkinsky District
Town selsoviet: Bakal
Town status since: October 25, 1951
Elevation: 597 m (1,959 ft)
Total: 20,940
Estimate 2025: 15,947 ( −23.8% )
Capital of: Town of Bakal
Municipal district: Satkinsky Municipal District
Urban settlement: Bakalskoye Urban Settlement
Time zone: UTC+5 ( MSK+2 )
Postal codes: 456900, 456901, 456903
Website: admbakal .ru

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Wikidata facts

Population: 16103
Area: 50
Elevation: 597
Image: Bakal - sign of town.jpg
Dialing code: 35161

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postal code: 456900
inception: 1757-01-01
Commons category: Bakal
native label: Бакал

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Bakal (Russian: Бака́л) is a town in Satkinsky District of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the western slopes of the Ural Mountains on the Chelyabinsk–Ufa railway branch, 264 kilometers (164 mi) west from Chelyabinsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 20,940 (2010 census); 22,314 (2002 census); 24,101 (1989 Soviet census).

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