Elista
Элиста | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Kalmyk | Элст |
• Former name | Stepnoy (Степной) |
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Coordinates: 46°19′N 44°16′E / 46.317°N 44.267°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kalmykia[1] |
Founded | 1865[2] |
Government | |
• Leader | Shafran Tepshinov (acting) |
Elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 103,749 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 103,132 (−0.6%) |
• Rank | 156th in 2010 |
• Subordinated to | City of Elista[1] |
• Capital of | Republic of Kalmykia[1] |
• Capital of | City of Elista[1] |
• Urban okrug | Elista Urban Okrug[5] |
• Capital of | Elista Urban Okrug[5] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ![]() |
Postal code(s)[7] | |
Dialing code(s) | +7 84722 |
OKTMO ID | 85701000001 |
Website | www |
Elista (Russian: Элиста́, [ɪlʲɪˈsta];[8][note 1] Kalmyk: Элст, Elst, [ɛləsˈtə])[9] is the capital city of the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia.
It was known as Stepnoy (Степно́й) from 1944 to 1957.
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