Rostov-on-Don

Rostov-on-Don
Ростов-на-Дону
Anthem: Anthem of Rostov-on-Don
Interactive map of Rostov-on-Don
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Location of Rostov-on-Don within Rostov Oblast
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Location of Rostov-on-Don within Russia
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Location of Rostov-on-Don within Europe
Coordinates: 47°13′21″N 39°42′36″E / 47.22250°N 39.71000°E / 47.22250; 39.71000
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRostov Oblast
Founded1749
City status since1796
Government
 • BodyCity Duma
 • HeadAlexander Skryabin
Area
 • Total
348.5 km2 (134.6 sq mi)
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Population
 • Total
1,089,261
 • Estimate 
(January 2017)
1,125,000 (+3.3%)
 • Rank10th in 2010
 • Density3,126/km2 (8,095/sq mi)
 • Subordinated toRostov-na-Donu Urban Okrug
 • Capital ofRostov Oblast, Rostov-na-Donu Urban Okrug
 • Urban okrugRostov-na-Donu Urban Okrug
 • Capital ofRostov-na-Donu Urban Okrug
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal codes
344000–344002, 344004, 344006, 344007, 344009–344013, 344015, 344016, 344018–344023, 344025, 344029, 344030, 344032–344034, 344037–344039, 344041, 344045, 344048, 344050, 344052, 344055, 344056, 344058, 344064, 344065, 344068, 344069, 344072, 344079, 344082, 344090–344095, 344101, 344103, 344111–344114, 344116, 344700, 344880, 344890, 344899, 344960–344965, 344999, 901078, 995100
Dialing code+7 863
OKTMO ID60701000001
City DayThird Sunday of September
Websitewww.rostov-gorod.ru

Rostov-on-Don, or simply Rostov, is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the East European Plain on the Don River, 32 kilometers (20 mi) from the Sea of Azov, directly north of the North Caucasus. The southwestern suburbs of the city lie above the Don river delta. Rostov-on-Don has a population of over one million people and is an important cultural, educational, economic and logistical centre of Southern Russia.