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Sochi (Russian: Сочи, IPA: ⓘ, from Ubykh: Шъуача – seaside) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River , along the Black Sea in Southern Russia , with a population of 466,078 residents, [ 12 ] and up to 600,000 residents in the urban area.
This is a list of cities and towns in Russia and parts of the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine with a population of over 50,000 as of the 2021 Census. The figures are for the population within the limits of the city/town proper, not the urban area or metropolitan area.
Sometimes referred to as "Sochi proper", it borders Lazarevsky City District in the west and Khostinsky City District in the north and in the east. In the southwest, it is bounded by the Black Sea . Population: 137,677 ( 2010 Census ) ; [ 3 ] 133,935 ( 2002 Census ) ; [ 5 ] 137,968 ( 1989 Soviet census ) .
Population: 76,534 (2010 Census); [2] 69,120 (2002 Census); [4] 68,827 (1989 Soviet census). [5] Adlersky District was chosen to host the 2014 Winter Olympics . The historical center of the district is Adler Microdistrict ( Адлер ) — formerly classified as a town, but today a microdistrict of Adlersky City District—located at the mouth ...
On 10 March 1866, a decree was proclaimed promoting relocation to the Sochi area of all peoples of Russia. [5] A rural settlement quickly grew on the Black Sea coast. On 23 May 1896 it was named Sochi [5] [7] [19] and shortly after included into the newly formed Black Sea Governorate with the administrative center in Novorossiysk. On 1 May 1898 ...
Sources: The World Bank (carbon dioxide emissions, military spending, population, unemployment) , Pew Research Center (opinion of Russia, opinion of U.S.). Teams are sized by a weighted medal count that awards 3 points for gold medals, 2 points for silver and 1 point for bronze. Some data is not available for all teams.
Population: 4,598 (2010 Census); [1] 3,969 (2002 Census); [5] 3,300 (1989 Soviet census). [ 6 ] Located in the Western Caucasus , it is home to the new Rosa Khutor alpine ski resort , with a base elevation of 560 meters (1,840 ft) along the Mzymta River , 39 kilometers (24 mi) from its influx into the Black Sea in Adlersky City District of Sochi.
The native population, the Ubykh, were forcibly resettled in the 1860s. The area remained underdeveloped, and only in 1866 Black Sea Okrug with the administrative center in Novorossiysk was established to administer the area. Since 1870, it was subdivided into three parts, one of which was administered from Dakhovsky, currently the center of Sochi.