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Shakhty (Russian: Шахты, IPA: [ˈʂaxtɨ]) is a city in Rostov Oblast, Russia. It is 75 kilometers (47 mi) northeast of Rostov-on-Don. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 239,987.[3]
Shakhty
Шахты | |
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City | |
![]() A view of the city from the KhBK (cotton plant) area | |
Coordinates: 47°42′N 40°14′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Rostov Oblast |
Founded | beginning of the 19th century[1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Denis Stanislavov[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 158.2 km2 (61.1 sq mi) |
Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 239,987 |
• Rank | 79th in 2010 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
Administrative status | |
• Subordinated to | Shakhty Urban Okrug |
• Capital of | Shakhty Urban Okrug |
Municipal status | |
• Urban okrug | Shakhty Urban Okrug |
• Capital of | Shakhty Urban Okrug |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ![]() |
Postal code(s)[5] | 346500 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 8636 |
OKTMO ID | 60740000001 |
City Day | Third Sunday of September |
Twin towns | Gelsenkirchen, Sievierodonetsk![]() |
Website | www |
It used to be named Alexandro-Grushevskaya (until 1867),[1] Gornoye Grushevskoye Poseleniye (until 1881),[1] and Alexandrovsk-Grushevsky (until 1920).[1]
239,987 lived in the city at the 2010 Census;[6] up from 222,592 in the 2002 Census.[7] In the 1989 Census, the population was 225,797.[8]
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