Perhaps there is no person who has never heard of the glorious city of Ufa. Not surprising, because it is a major economic and political center of the country.
General information
To the question "Ufa - what region of Russia?" often the wrong answer sounds. Often the region is named after the name of the main city. But the "Ufa region" today is an outdated concept. It was abolished in 1953. At the same time, the Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was formed. Therefore, the very question of which area is incorrect. G. Ufa is the capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan.
The Ural metropolis is one of the largest settlements in the country. Ufa on the map of Russia is located in the Urals and occupies eleventh place in terms of the number of inhabitants. As of January 1, 2015, the number exceeded one million one hundred thousand people. In the Ufa agglomeration, another three hundred thousand people live.
Ufa on a map of Russia occupies a prominent place. This is a major center of almost any industry - economic, sports, scientific, transport.
The city is divided into seven administrative districts.
The settlement was founded in 1574.
The total area is almost 708 square kilometers.
The population density is 1562 people per square kilometer.
Fifth time zone GMT. Regarding Moscow, the difference is plus two hours.
Phone Code: +7 347.
Zip / Postal Code: 450,000 - 450,999
Car code: 02, 102.
There are more than eighty branches of large banks, as well as representatives of brokerage companies.
Etymology of the name
There is no final version regarding the origin of the city name. There are four main, most likely:
- White river.
- River.
- Water.
- Construction of freshly cut trees.
Geographical Information
The city is located between the Belaya River and its tributary - Ufa.
The length of the settlement is fifty-four kilometers, the width is thirty.
The climate is temperate continental.
The minimum recorded temperature is minus forty-nine degrees, the maximum is plus thirty-nine. Medium - plus four.
The distance to the capital of the Russian Federation by direct road is one thousand three hundred and forty kilometers.
Historical information
Based on the information of ancient maps, already in the fourteenth century it was possible to find the object "Ufa city". What area boasts such a long history? Of course, at that time the name was different. According to historians - Pascherty or Bashkort.
The official reckoning begins in 1574, after the construction of the fortress. Two years later, the settlement received the status of a city, as well as an administrative center.
Later, in the seventeenth century, the city received a coat of arms. It depicts a marten.
At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the master plan of the city was approved.
The city of Ufa is a major national economic object. Which industry is not represented here is hard to say. Due to the proximity of mineral deposits and natural resources, the leather, ship repair, sawmill, bakery, meat, and silicate industries were actively developing here.
The most powerful impetus for development was the development of shipping in the city of Ufa. Which area of transport has developed so much? Of course, the railway. The opening of the Samara-Zlatoust section of rail tracks took place in 1892. New logistics opportunities have contributed to the development of trade in Ufa. What area of the Russian Empire was in such favorable conditions? There were very few of them.
The revolutionary events of the early twentieth century were not spared by the large industrial center - the city of Ufa. What area still stores information about the rapid transfer of power in a short time? Ufa in less than a year, from September 1918 to June 1919, was in the hands of the Cossack troops, self-government, Kolchak, and was finally repulsed by the Red Army.
The city played an important role during the Great Patriotic War. Many factories were evacuated here (according to official figures - about forty). Some of them were combined with existing ones, but most earned on their own. Many organizations, research institutes, design bureaus were also evacuated.
In 1944, the Stalin district of the city received the status of a city - Chernikovsk. However, after twelve years, this transformation was canceled.
In May 1952, an experiment was conducted on regional division within the Bashkir autonomy - the Ufa region was formed. But a year later the project was canceled.
Pre-war industry
Since the twenties of the last century, it has become clear that the city of Ufa will become a powerful industrial center of the region. What area of industry was just not represented here: sawmill, match, light, food.
In the thirties, a motor plant was built. In 1937, it was an oil refinery. This event was preceded by the discovery of a powerful oil field five years earlier.
Modern industry
After the war, it was decided to expand the production of light petroleum products, in connection with which two more refineries were built.
Today in Ufa there are about two hundred large enterprises.
In addition to the extraction and transportation of petroleum products, mechanical engineering and the chemical industry have received strong development.
The locomotive repair and cable factories, machine-tool and instrument-making enterprises, the non-ferrous metal plant, the production of communication devices and metrology are working successfully.
The city produces lighting devices and lamps, transformers.
The construction industry, the production of reinforced concrete products in a city like Ufa are developed. What area can still afford as many as four enterprises of this type? Consumers are offered a wide list of diverse designs.
The city has developed the production of metal products, building materials, bricks, tiles.
Powerful woodworking industry - the manufacture of plywood, fiberboard, particleboard, matches, polystyrene.
The food industry is represented by the production of bakery, meat and canned goods, alcohol-containing and non-alcoholic drinks: kvass, soft drinks, water.
Light industry - the manufacture of textile, knitwear and other clothing products.
The pharmaceutical industry has been developed: plastic products for the rehabilitation of people with disabilities, vitamins and medicines are produced here.
Automobile transport
From city bus stations you can leave almost anywhere in the Russian Federation.
The most popular destinations are Moscow, Kazan, Samara, Izhevsk, Orenburg.
Suburban traffic is carried out mainly by road.
Railway transport
Ufa is a large railway junction. The central station serves more than sixty trains daily.
The main directions are Moscow and the largest cities of the country.
Air Transport
Ufa International Airport operates both domestic flights and flights abroad. In Russia, the main directions are Moscow, Kazan, Novy Urengoy, Surgut, St. Petersburg, Norilsk, Yekaterinburg, Irkutsk.
International flights are carried out to Baku, Bangkok, Dushanbe, etc.
Water transport
The Belaya River is a large waterway; cargo and passengers are transported by river by river. Tourists are offered walks to local attractions.
Urban transport
You can move around the city by electric trains, buses, trolleybuses, ordinary and high-speed trams, fixed-route taxis, and the underground metro.
sights
Residents and visitors to the city can visit a variety of architectural monuments. A large number of memorials, busts of prominent figures, sculptural compositions.
The city has a large number of fountains, recreation areas, parks, cathedrals, temples, mosques, theaters, libraries. You can also visit cinemas, museums, galleries, football, volleyball, hockey, basketball sports events, ice complexes.