Verkhneuralsk

Verkhneuralsk
Верхнеуральск
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Verkhneuralsk
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Verkhneuralsk
Verkhneuralsk (Chelyabinsk Oblast)
Coordinates: 53°53′N 59°15′E / 53.883°N 59.250°E / 53.883; 59.250
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChelyabinsk Oblast
Administrative districtVerkhneuralsky District
TownSelsovietVerkhneuralsk
Founded1734
Town status since1781
Elevation
412 m (1,352 ft)
Population
 • Total
9,457
 • Estimate 
(2023)
8,861 (−6.3%)
 • Capital ofVerkhneuralsky District, Town of Verkhneuralsk
 • Municipal districtVerkhneuralsky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementVerkhneuralskoye Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofVerkhneuralsky Municipal District, Verkhneuralskoye Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 )
Postal codes
457670–457672, 457688
Dialing code+7 35143
OKTMO ID75617101001

Verkhneuralsk (Russian: Верхнеура́льск) is a town and the administrative center of Verkhneuralsky District in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located in the upper streams of the Ural River, 230 kilometers (140 mi) southwest of Chelyabinsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 9,457 (2010 census); 10,054 (2002 census); 10,893 (1989 Soviet census).