Petrozavodsk

Petrozavodsk
Петрозаводск
Other transcription(s)
 • KarelianPetroskoi
Petrozavodsk Bay, National Library of Karelia, Music Theater, Monument to Peter I, Church of Exaltation of Holy Cross on Zaretskoe Cemetery, Roundabout on the embankment of Lake Onega, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Main post office, Railway station
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Petrozavodsk
Petrozavodsk (European Russia)
Petrozavodsk
Petrozavodsk (Russia)
Petrozavodsk
Petrozavodsk (Europe)
Coordinates: 61°47′N 34°20′E / 61.783°N 34.333°E / 61.783; 34.333
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Karelia
Founded1703
City status sinceMarch 21, 1777
Government
 • BodyCity Council
 • MayorInna Kolykhmatova
Area
 • Total
135 km2 (52 sq mi)
Elevation
60 m (200 ft)
Population
 • Total
261,987
 • Estimate 
(1 January 2018)
279,190 (+6.6%)
 • Rank71st in 2010
 • Density1,940/km2 (5,030/sq mi)
 • Subordinated tocity of republic significance of Petrozavodsk
 • Capital ofRepublic of Karelia
 • Capital ofcity of republic significance of Petrozavodsk, Prionezhsky District
 • Urban okrugPetrozavodsky Urban Okrug
 • Capital ofPetrozavodsky Urban Okrug, Prionezhsky Municipal District
Time zoneUTC+3 (UTC+03:00 )
Postal codes
185000–185003, 185005, 185007, 185009–185016, 185019, 185023, 185026, 185028, 185030–185035, 185700, 185890, 185899, 185910, 185960–185963, 185965, 185970, 185980–185983, 185985
Dialing code+7 8142
OKTMO ID86701000001
City DayLast Saturday of June
Websitewww.petrozavodsk-mo.ru

Petrozavodsk (Russian: Петрозаводск, IPA: [pʲɪtrəzɐˈvotsk]; Karelian, Veps and Finnish: Petroskoi; Ludian: Petrouskoi) is the capital city of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, which stretches along the western shore of Lake Onega for some 27 kilometers (17 mi). The population of the city is 280,890 as of 2022.