Krasnoyarsk
Krasnoyarsk is the largest city and administrative centre of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is situated along the Yenisey River, and is the second-largest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk, with a population of over 1.1 million. Krasnoyarsk is an important junction of the renowned Trans-Siberian Railway, and is one of the largest producers of aluminum in the country. The city is known for its natural landscape; author Anton Chekhov judged Krasnoyarsk to be the most beautiful city in Siberia. The Stolby Nature Sanctuary is located 10km south of the city. Krasnoyarsk is a major educational centre in Siberia, and hosts the Siberian Federal University. In 2019, Krasnoyarsk was the host city of the 2019 Winter Universiade, the third hosted in Russia.
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Rusia
- Elevation
- 0 m
- Population
- 1,090,811
- Time zone
- Asia/Krasnoyarsk
- Coordinates
- 56.04, 92.93
How far Krasnoyarsk is from other cities in Rusia
- Novosibirsk639 km✈ 1 h 32 min · 🚗 10 h 39 min
- Barnaul661 km✈ 1 h 33 min · 🚗 11 h 1 min
- Omsk1,233 km✈ 2 h 15 min · 🚗 20 h 33 min
- Tyumen1,671 km✈ 2 h 47 min · 🚗 27 h 51 min
- Chelyabinsk1,964 km✈ 3 h 9 min · 🚗 32 h 44 min
- Yekaterinburg1,970 km✈ 3 h 9 min · 🚗 32 h 50 min
- Perm2,203 km✈ 3 h 26 min · 🚗 36 h 43 min
- Ufa2,311 km✈ 3 h 34 min · 🚗 38 h 31 min
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