Yelets
Yelets
Елец | |
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Yelets Cathedral | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Interactive map of Yelets | |
Yelets Location of Yelets Yelets Yelets (Lipetsk Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 52°37′00″N 38°28′00″E / 52.61667°N 38.46667°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Lipetsk Oblast |
| First mentioned | 1146 |
| Government | |
| • Head | Evgeny Borovskikh |
| Elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 108,404 |
• Estimate (2025) | 93,761 (−13.5%) |
| • Rank | 151st in 2010 |
| • Subordinated to | Yelets City Under Oblast Jurisdiction |
| • Capital of | Yeletsky District, Yelets City Under Oblast Jurisdiction |
| • Urban okrug | Yelets Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Yelets Urban Okrug, Yeletsky Municipal District |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code | 399770—399788 |
| Dialing code | +7 47467 |
| OKTMO ID | 42715000001 |
| Website | elets-adm |
Yelets or Elets (Russian: Елец) is a city in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, situated on the Bystraya Sosna River, which is a tributary of the Don. Population: 99,875 (2021 census); 108,404 (2010 census); 116,726 (2002 census); 120,261 (1989 Soviet census).