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Petrozavodsk

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Total population

235,793

Coordinates61.79°, 34.37°

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City facts

Overview

As a mid-sized city in Karelia, Russia, Petrozavodsk occupies its own corner of the country. Around 235,793 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Its coordinates of 61.789°, 34.369° place it in the subarctic zone of the northern hemisphere. The location receives about 916 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 36% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests short summers and long, very cold winters. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
61.7892
Longitude
34.3688
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
10,030
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    352
  • Fieldfare
    Turdus pilaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    275
  • Hooded Crow
    Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    215
  • Tufted Duck
    Aythya fuligula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    215
  • Black-headed Gull
    Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    179
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    168
  • White Wagtail
    Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    166
  • Redwing
    Turdus iliacus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    161

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
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Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Karelia

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.51
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
916

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
4,926
Avg daily Wikipedia views
164
Attention level
Quiet

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Petrozavodsk

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library