Ulan-Ude

Also known as Verkhneudinsk, Ulan Ude, Verkheoudinsk, Udinskoye, Udinsk

Ulan-Ude (; , ; , ) is the capital city of Buryatia, Russia, located about southeast of Lake Baikal on the Uda River at its confluence with the Selenga. According to the 2021 Census, 437,565 people lived in Ulan-Ude; up from 404,426 recorded in the 2010 Census, making the city the third-largest in the Russian Far East by population.

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Ulan-Ude is the capital city of Buryatia in Russia, situated near Lake Baikal where two rivers meet, and is home to about 437,000 people according to 2021 data. It ranks as the third-largest city in the Russian Far East by population and has grown significantly over the past decade.

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Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Ulan-Ude
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Улан-Удэ
Russian inhabited locality.loc_name1: Улаан-Үдэ
Russian inhabited locality.loc_lang1: Buryat
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline: Центр Улан-Удэ.JPG
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption: Ulan-Ude City Center
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag: Флаг города Улан-Удэ.jpg
Russian inhabited locality.flag_caption: Flag
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa: Ulan-Ude COA (2005).gif
Russian inhabited locality.coa_caption: Coat of arms
Russian inhabited locality.anthem: Anthem of Ulan-Ude
Russian inhabited locality.holiday: September's first Saturday
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Republic of Buryatia
Russian inhabited locality.adm_inhabloc_jur: city of republic significance of Ulan-Ude
Russian inhabited locality.capital_of: Republic of Buryatia
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1: city of republic significance of Ulan-Ude
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat: City
Russian inhabited locality.urban_okrug_jur: Ulan-Ude Urban Okrug

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Верхнеудинск
Population: 435067
Area: 347.6
Elevation: 500
Official website: www.ulan-ude-eg.ru
Image: Ulan-Ude Lenina st-2.JPG
Dialing code: 3012

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Commons category: Ulan-Ude
postal code: 670000–670099
inception: 1666-01-01
native label: Улаан Үдэ

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Names
Geography
Hydrography
History
Administrative and municipal status
Demographics
Transportation
Culture
Sights
Climate
Economy
Mongol Rally
Notable people
Gallery
Panoramic view of Ulan-Ude
Twin towns - sister cities
References
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==Names== Ulan-Ude was first called Udinskoye (, ) for its location on the Uda River. It was founded as a small fort in 1666. From around 1735, the settlement was called Udinsk (, ) and was granted town status under that name in 1775. It was renamed Verkhneudinsk (, ; "Upper Udinsk") in 1783, to differentiate it from Nizhneudinsk ("Lower Udinsk") lying on a different Uda River near Irkutsk which was granted town status that year.