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Ufa

Also known as City of Three Screws

Ufa ( , ; ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Bashkortostan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Belaya and Ufa rivers, in the centre-north of Bashkortostan, on hills forming the Ufa Plateau to the west of the southern Ural Mountains, with a population of over 1.1 million residents, up to 1.4 million residents in the urban agglomeration. Ufa is the tenth-most populous city in Russia, and the fourth-most populous city in the Volga Federal District.

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Ufa is the capital and largest city of Bashkortostan, Russia, located where two rivers meet in the southern Ural region, with a population of over 1.1 million people. It ranks as Russia's tenth-most populous city and serves as an important urban center in the Volga Federal District.

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Russian inhabited locality.dialing_codes: 347
Russian inhabited locality.website: http://ufacity.info
Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Ufa
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Уфа
Russian inhabited locality.loc_name1: Өфө
Russian inhabited locality.loc_lang1: Bashkir
Russian inhabited locality.pushpin_map: Russia Bashkortostan#European Russia#Europe
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag: Flag of Ufa.svg
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa: Coat of arms of Ufa.svg
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Republic of Bashkortostan
Russian inhabited locality.adm_inhabloc_jur: city of republic significance of Ufa
Russian inhabited locality.capital_of: Republic of Bashkortostan
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1: city of republic significance of Ufa
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of2: Ufimsky District
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat: City
Russian inhabited locality.urban_okrug_jur: Ufa Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of1: Ufa Urban Okrug

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Official name: Өфө
Population: 1144809
Area: 707.93
Elevation: 150
Official website: ufacity.info
Image: ӨФӨ-2015-(v2).jpg
Dialing code: 347
Licence plate code: 102

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Commons category: Ufa
postal code: 450000–450999
inception: 1574-00-00
Commons gallery: Уфа
native label: Өфө
IATA airport code: UFA
P12749: Catherine Siachoque

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Etymology
History
Administrative and municipal status
Administrative districts
Economy
Transportation
Demographics
Geography
Climate
Ecological problems
Government
Sport
Education and science
Arts
Religion
Notable people
International relations
References
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The city was founded in 1574, when a fortress was built on the site by the order of Ivan the Terrible. Ufa was made capital of Ufa Governorate in 1865 when the governorate split from Orenburg Governorate. Ufa's population expanded during the early 20th century.