Tyumen

Tyumen ( ; ) is the administrative center and largest city of Tyumen Oblast, Russia. It is situated just east of the Ural Mountains, along the Tura River in North Asia. Fueled by the Russian oil and gas industry, Tyumen has experienced rapid population growth in recent years, rising to a population of 847,488 at the 2021 Census. Tyumen is among the largest cities of the Ural region and the Ural Federal District. Tyumen is often regarded as the first Siberian city, from the western direction.

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Tyumen is the largest city in Tyumen Oblast, Russia, located just east of the Ural Mountains along the Tura River, and has grown rapidly in recent decades due to the region's oil and gas industry. With a population of 847,488 as of 2021, it is one of the major cities in the Ural region and is often considered the first Siberian city when approached from the west.

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Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Tyumen
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline: Tyumen_2023.jpg
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption: Tyumen
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag: Flag of Tyumen (Tyumen oblast) (2005).png
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa: Coat of Arms of Tyumen.svg
Russian inhabited locality.holiday: Last Sunday of July
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Tyumen Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_inhabloc_jur: City of Tyumen
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1: Tyumen Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of2: Tyumensky District
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat: City
Russian inhabited locality.urban_okrug_jur: Tyumen Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of1: Tyumen Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of2: Tyumensky Municipal District
Russian inhabited locality.area_km2: 698
Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census: 581907
Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census_rank: 25th
Russian inhabited locality.pop_latest: 744554

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Wikidata facts

Population: 872077
Area: 698.48
Elevation: 102
Official website: www.tyumen-city.ru
Image: Крестовоздвиженская церковь (Тюмень)-2.jpg
Dialing code: 3452

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native label: Тюмень
Commons category: Tyumen
inception: 1586-07-29
postal code: 625000
P8168: Bazaar Township
time of earliest written record: 1375-00-00

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Etymology
History
Geography
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Administrative and municipal status
City divisions
Government
City government
Oblast government
Demographics
Ethnic groups
Religion
Orthodox Christianity
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Economy
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Air transportation
Roads
Society and culture
Leisure and entertainment
Literature and film
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Music
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Education
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Twin towns - sister cities
Notable people
Natives of Tyumen
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Tyumen was the first Russian settlement in Siberia. Founded in 1586 to support Russia's eastward expansion, the city has remained one of the most important industrial and economic centers east of the Ural Mountains. Located at the junction of several important trade routes and with easy access to navigable waterways, Tyumen rapidly developed from a small military settlement to a large commercial and industrial city. The central part of Old Tyumen retains many historic buildings from throughout the city's history.