Where is Chelyabinsk?

Chelyabinsk is a first-level division of Russia, in Asia. Its mapped cities centre on 54.7276° N, 60.1147° E.

What is the largest city in Chelyabinsk?

Chelyabinsk is the largest city mapped in Chelyabinsk, with a metropolitan population of about 1.09 million.

How many cities are in Chelyabinsk?

YearMaps maps 12 cities and towns in Chelyabinsk, with a combined metropolitan population of about 2.18 million. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.

What is the highest mountain in Chelyabinsk?

The highest summit mapped in Chelyabinsk is Gora Yamantau at 1,638 m.

Chelyabinsk Map — Cities & Geography, Russia

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About Chelyabinsk

Chelyabinsk is the administrative center and largest city of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is the seventh-largest city in Russia, with a population of over 1.1 million people, and the second-largest city in the Ural Federal District, after Yekaterinburg. Chelyabinsk is located to the east behind the south part of the Ural Mountains and runs along the Miass River.

The area of Chelyabinsk contained the ancient settlement of Arkaim, which belonged to the Sintashta culture. In 1736, a fortress by the name of Chelyaba was founded on the site of a Bashkir village. Chelyabinsk was granted town status by 1787. Chelyabinsk began to grow rapidly by the early 20th century as a result of the construction of railway links from the Russian core to Siberia, including the Trans-Siberian Railway. Its population reached 70,000 by 1917. Under the Soviet Union, Chelyabinsk became a major industrial centre during the 1930s. The Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant was built in 1933. During World War II, the city was a major contributor to the manufacture of tanks and ammunition.

In the 1990s and 2000s, a number of industries in Chelyabinsk ceased to exist due to the difficult economic situation, As of the 2020s, it continues to experience difficulties in the areas of ecology, economic spheres, and urban improvement. Nevertheless, it is one of the largest industrial centers of the Urals, where industry accounts for almost 40% of the gross municipal product, especially heavy industries such as metallurgy and military production. It is home to several educational institutions, mainly South Ural State University and Chelyabinsk State University.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia: Chelyabinsk (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Chelyabinsk in Depth

History

Archaeologists have discovered ruins of the ancient town of Arkaim in the vicinity of the city of Chelyabinsk. Ruins and artifacts in Arkaim and other sites in the region indicate a relatively advanced civilization existing in the area since the 2nd millennium BC, which was of proto-Indo-Iranian origin.

The Arkaim site, located in the Sintashta-Petrovka cultural area, was known by Russian archaeologists for at least 70 years, but it was mostly ignored by non-Russian anthropological circles. The borders of the Sintashta-Petrovka cultural area run along the eastern Urals of the Eurasian steppe to about 400 km (249 mi) south of Chelyabinsk and to the east for about 200 km (124 mi). Twenty-three archaeological sites are recognized as being part of this area.

Geography

Chelyabinsk is located east behind the south part of the Ural Mountains, 200 kilometres (124 mi) south of Yekaterinburg. It is elevated 200–250 metres (656–820 ft) above sea level.

The city is bisected by the Miass River, which is regarded as the border between the Urals and Siberia. This is reflected in the geology of the area, with the granite foothills of the Ural Mountains to the west and the lower sedimentary rock of the West Siberian Plain to the east.

The Leningrad Bridge crosses the river, due to this it is known as "the bridge between the Urals and Siberia". Chelyabinsk itself is also known as "the gateway to Siberia".

Like Rome, Constantinople, San Francisco and Moscow, Chelyabinsk is said to be located on seven hills.

The city of Chelyabinsk developed as a fortress.

Economy

Chelyabinsk is one of the major industrial centers of Russia. Heavy industries, especially metallurgy and military production are predominant in the area, notably the Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Combinate (CMK, ChMK), owned by the mining corporation Mechel. Other important industries include Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant (CTZ, ChTZ), Chelyabinsk Electrode Plant (ChEZ), the machine part-producing Chelyabinsk Forge-and-Press Plant (ChKPZ), the crane-producing Chelyabinsk Mechanical Plant (ChMZ), and Chelyabinsk Tube Rolling Plant (ChTPZ), which is included in the "Big Eight" of pipe producers in Russia, and produces large-diameter pipes for use in pipelines.

Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Chelyabinsk (CC BY-SA 4.0).

History of Chelyabinsk: Empires and States

The atlas records 10 polities whose mapped territory included part of Chelyabinsk, from Kimek-Kipchak confederation in 1072 CE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.

Polities that held Chelyabinsk, in chronological order
Polity	Period here
Kimek-Kipchak confederation	1072–1235 CE
The Mongol Empire	1227–1293 CE
Golden Horde	1294–1401 CE
White Horde	1363–1384 CE
Blue Horde	1363–1401 CE
Khanate of Sibir	1429–1587 CE
Tsardom of Russia	1556–1720 CE
The Russian Empire	1721–1916 CE
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics	1922–1991 CE
Russian Federation	1992–2024 CE

Historical Maps of Chelyabinsk

Chelyabinsk on the world map in each year one of these states held it:

Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.

Visiting Chelyabinsk

Chelyabinsk (Russian: Челя́бинск cheel-YAH-beensk) is a big city, with more than a million inhabitants, the capital of Chelyabinsk Oblast in the European part of Russia.

Travel notes adapted from Wikivoyage: Chelyabinsk (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Largest Cities in Chelyabinsk

12 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.

Largest Cities in Chelyabinsk
#	Name	Population	Region	Role
1	Chelyabinsk	1.09 million	Chelyabinsk	Admin-1 capital
2	Magnitogorsk	413,351	Chelyabinsk	Populated place
3	Zlatoust	191,366	Chelyabinsk	Populated place
4	Miass	167,500	Chelyabinsk	Populated place
5	Troitsk	82,338	Chelyabinsk	Populated place
6	Kyshtym	50,911	Chelyabinsk	Populated place
7	Yemanzhelinsk	42,023	Chelyabinsk	Populated place
8	Asha	38,883	Chelyabinsk	Populated place
9	Verkhniy Ufaley	33,879	Chelyabinsk	Populated place
10	Kartaly	28,503	Chelyabinsk	Populated place
11	Bakal	26,559	Chelyabinsk	Populated place
12	Plast	17,050	Chelyabinsk	Populated place

Highest Mountains in Chelyabinsk

1 mountain mapped. Ranked by summit elevation above sea level. A summit on a border is listed under both countries. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.

Highest Mountains in Chelyabinsk
#	Name	Elevation	Feet	Region
1	Gora Yamantau	1,638 m	5,374 ft	Europe

Chelyabinsk: Quick Answers

Where is Chelyabinsk?: Chelyabinsk is a first-level division of Russia, in Asia. Its mapped cities centre on 54.7276° N, 60.1147° E.
What is the largest city in Chelyabinsk?: Chelyabinsk is the largest city mapped in Chelyabinsk, with a metropolitan population of about 1.09 million.
How many cities are in Chelyabinsk?: YearMaps maps 12 cities and towns in Chelyabinsk, with a combined metropolitan population of about 2.18 million. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.
What is the highest mountain in Chelyabinsk?: The highest summit mapped in Chelyabinsk is Gora Yamantau at 1,638 m.