Rostov-on-Don

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Rostov-on-Don

Total population

1,135,968

Coordinates47.22°, 39.72°

Demographic figures from Rosstat. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Rostov-on-Don, or simply Rostov, is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the East European Plain on the Don River, 32 kilometers (20 mi) from the Sea of Azov, directly north of the North Caucasus. The southwestern suburbs of the city lie above the Don river delta. Rostov-on-Don has a population of over one million people and is an important cultural, educational, economic and logistical centre of Southern Russia.

Geography

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