Chelyabinsk

Chelyabinsk (Russian: Челя́бинск; ) is a city and the administrative center of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located in the northwestern side of the oblast, 210 kilometers (130 mi) south of Yekaterinburg, just to the east of the Ural Mountains, on the Miass River. It is located on the border of Europe and Asia. Population: 1,130,273 (2010 Census preliminary results); 1,077,174 (2002 Census); 1,141,777 (1989 Census).