Sterlitamak

Sterlitamak (; ; ) is the second largest city in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located on the left bank of the Belaya River (a tributary of the Kama River), from Ufa. The city's name comes from the Bashkir language and literally means "mouth of the Sterlya river". According to data released by Bashstat, Sterlitamak had a population of 277,410 at the time of the census. The permanent population of Sterlitamak as of January 1, 2023 was 279,174 people.

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Sterlitamak is the second largest city in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, situated on the Belaya River with a population of around 279,000 people. Its name, derived from the Bashkir language, means "mouth of the Sterlya river," reflecting the city's geographic location in the region.

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Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Sterlitamak
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Стерлитамак
Russian inhabited locality.loc_name1: Стәрлетамаҡ
Russian inhabited locality.loc_lang1: Bashkir
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline: Sterlitamak for search.jpg
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption: View of Sterlitamak
Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position: left
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa: Gerb Sterlitamak.svg
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag: Flag of Sterlitamak.svg
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Republic of Bashkortostan
Russian inhabited locality.adm_city_jur: city of republic significance of Sterlitamak
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1: city of republic significance of Sterlitamak
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of2: Sterlitamaksky District
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat: City
Russian inhabited locality.urban_okrug_jur: Sterlitamak Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of1: Sterlitamak Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of2: Sterlitamaksky Municipal District
Russian inhabited locality.leader_title: Head

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Official name: Стәрлетамаҡ
Population: 277410
Area: 108.52
Elevation: 150
Official website: sterlitamakadm.ru
Image: Sterlitamak for search.jpg
Dialing code: 3473

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Commons category: Sterlitamak
inception: 1735-00-00
postal code: 453100
native label: Стерлитамак
time of earliest written record: 1766-00-00
nickname: Город большой химии

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==Geography== Sterlitamak is located just south of the geographical center of the Republic of Bashkortostan, from Ufa. Approximately to the east of the city are the Ural Mountains; to the west the East European Plain begins. In the vicinity of Sterlitamak (inside the Belaya basin) are the Shikhan Mountains (Yurak Tau, Kush Tau, Shakh Tau, and Tra Tau), which are unique geological formations. In the area of Mount Kush Tau, there are children summer camps and the Shikhany Sanatorium; there is also a ski base on the slope of the mountain.