Cherepovets

Cherepovets
Череповец
Theatre in old town
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Cherepovets
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Cherepovets
Cherepovets (Vologda Oblast)
Coordinates: 59°07′N 37°54′E / 59.117°N 37.900°E / 59.117; 37.900
CountryRussia
Federal subjectVologda Oblast
FoundedNovember 4, 1777
City status since1777
Government
 • BodyCity Duma
 • MayorVadim Germanov
Area
 • Total
120.9 km2 (46.7 sq mi)
Elevation
130 m (430 ft)
Population
 • Total
312,310
 • Estimate 
(2025)
298,160 (−4.5%)
 • Rank59th in 2010
 • Density2,583/km2 (6,690/sq mi)
 • Subordinated tocity of oblast significance of Cherepovets
 • Capital ofCherepovetsky District, city of oblast significance of Cherepovets
 • Urban okrugCherepovets Urban Okrug
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code
162600
Dialing code+7 8202
OKTMO ID19730000001
Websitewww.cherinfo.ru
Historical population
YearPop.±%
18977,000—    
192622,000+214.3%
193932,000+45.5%
195992,356+188.6%
1970188,348+103.9%
1979265,933+41.2%
1989310,463+16.7%
2002311,869+0.5%
2010309,298−0.8%
2021305,185−1.3%
Source: Census data

Cherepovets (Russian: Череповец, IPA: [tɕɪrʲɪpɐˈvʲets]) is a city in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located in the west of the oblast on the banks of the Sheksna River (a tributary of the Volga River) and on the shores of the Rybinsk Reservoir. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 312,310, making it the most populous city in the oblast.