Editing Samara (section)

{{Short description|City in Samara Oblast, Russia}}
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{{Infobox Russian inhabited locality
| en_name                 = Samara
| ru_name                 = Самара
| loc_name1               = 
| loc_lang1               = 
| loc_name2               = 
| loc_lang2               = 
| loc_name3               = 
| loc_lang3               = 
| loc_name4               = 
| loc_lang4               = 
| other_name              = Kuybyshev
| other_lang              = 
|image_skyline  ={{multiple image
|perrow = 1/2/2/
|border = infobox
|total_width = 275
|image1 = Samara P5171857 2200.jpg
|caption1 = Samara skyline along the [[Volga]] river
|image2 = Samara. Sacred Heart Church P8160494 2200.jpg
|caption2 = [[Sacred Heart Church, Samara|Sacred Heart Church]]
|image3 = Raketa Samara.jpg
|caption3 = [[Soyuz carrier rocket monument]]
|image4 = Samara railway station road.jpg
|caption4 = [[Samara railway station]]
|image5 = Samara Regional Art Museum.jpg
|caption5 = Samara Art Museum
}}
| image_map               = 
| mapsize                 = 230px
| pushpin_map             = Russia Samara Oblast#European Russia#Russia#Europe
| pushpin_relief          = 1
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| coordinates             = {{coord|53|12|10|N|50|08|27|E|display=inline,title}}
| image_flag              = Flag of Samara (Samara oblast).png
| flag_caption            = 
| image_coa               = Coat of Arms of Samara (Samara oblast).svg
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| anthem                  = 
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| holiday                 = 
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<!-- administrative status -->
| federal_subject         = [[Samara Oblast]]
| federal_subject_ref     = <ref name="Ref278" />
| adm_district_jur        = 
| adm_district_jur_ref    = 
| adm_inhabloc_jur        = [[city of federal subject significance|city of oblast significance]] of Samara
| adm_inhabloc_jur_ref    = <ref name="Ref278" />
| adm_citydistrict_jur    = 
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| adm_selsoviet_jur       = 
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| adm_selsoviet_jur_ref   = 
| capital_of              = 
| capital_of_ref          = 
| adm_ctr_of1             = Samara Oblast
| adm_ctr_of1_ref         = <ref name="Ref278" />
| adm_ctr_of2             = [[Volzhsky District, Samara Oblast|Volzhsky District]]
| adm_ctr_of2_ref         = <ref name="OKATO" />
| adm_ctr_of3             = city of oblast significance of Samara
| adm_ctr_of3_ref         = <ref name="Ref278" />
| inhabloc_cat            = City
| inhabloc_cat_ref        = <ref name="OKATO" />
| inhabloc_type           = 
| inhabloc_type_ref       = 
<!-- municipal status -->
| mun_district_jur        = 
| mun_district_jur_ref    = 
| urban_okrug_jur         = Samara Urban Okrug
| urban_okrug_jur_ref     = <ref name="Ref1560" />
| urban_settlement_jur    = 
| urban_settlement_jur_ref = 
| rural_settlement_jur    = 
| rural_settlement_jur_ref = 
| inter_settlement_territory = 
| inter_settlement_territory_ref = 
| mun_admctr_of1          = Samara Urban Okrug
| mun_admctr_of1_ref      = <ref name="Ref1560" />
| mun_admctr_of2          = Volzhsky Municipal District
| mun_admctr_of2_ref      = <ref name="Ref279">Law #189-GD</ref>
| leader_title            = Mayor
| leader_title_ref        = <ref name="mayor">{{cite web|script-title=ru:Главой городского округа Самара избран Иван Николаевич Носков|url=http://samadm.ru/media/news/52054/?sphrase_id=748675|website=samadm.ru|publisher=City of Samara|access-date=2 April 2018|language=ru}}</ref>
| leader_name             = [[Ivan Noskov]]
| leader_name_ref         = <ref name="mayor"/>
| representative_body     = [[Duma of Samara Urban Okrug|Duma]]
| representative_body_ref = <ref name="citycouncil">{{cite web|title=Дума городского округа Самара {{!}} Официальный сайт {{!}} Самарская городская Дума|url=http://www.gordumasamara.ru/|website=www.gordumasamara.ru|publisher=Samara City Council|access-date=26 December 2024}}</ref>
<!-- statistics -->
| elevation_m             = 100
| area_km2                = 541.4
| area_km2_ref            = <ref name="Генплан">[http://city.samara.ru/sites/default/files/document_file/Poyasnitel'naya_zapiska_.doc Пояснительная записка к Генеральному плану г.о. Самара. Приложение 1. Основные технико-экономические показатели] с.21</ref>
| pop_2010census          = 1164685
| pop_2010census_rank     = sixth
| pop_2010census_ref      = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/russia/samara/|title = Samara Oblast (Russia): Population, Cities and Settlements - Population Statistics, Charts and Map}}</ref>
| pop_2021estimation      = 1144759
| pop_metro               = 1218931
| pop_latest_ref          = http://population.city/russia/samara/
| population_demonym      = 
| time_zone_ref           = 
<!-- history -->
| established_date        = 1586
| established_title       = 
| established_date_ref    = <ref name="O'Neal2015">{{cite book|author=Molly O'Neal|title=Democracy, Civic Culture and Small Business in Russia's Regions: Social Processes in Comparative Historical Perspective|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_b1mCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA79|date=20 August 2015|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-43509-9|page=79}}</ref>
| current_cat_date        = 1688
| current_cat_date_ref    = <ref name="soobshchenīi︠a︡Marshall1900">{{cite book|author1=Russia. Ministerstvo puteĭ soobshchenīi︠a︡|author2=John Marshall|title=Guide to the Great Siberian Railway|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S_1KAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA86|year=1900|publisher=Ministry of Ways of Communication|pages=86–}}</ref>
| abolished_date          = 
| abolished_date_ref      = 
<!-- misc -->
| postal_codes            = 443XXX
| postal_codes_ref        = 
| dialing_codes           = 846
| dialing_codes_ref       = <ref name="dialingcode">{{cite web|title=Samara city, Russia travel guide|url=http://russiatrek.org/samara-city|website=russiatrek.org|access-date=10 August 2016}}</ref>
| website                 = 
|date=December 2018}}
'''Samara''',{{efn|See [[#Etymology]] below}} formerly known as '''Kuybyshev''' during [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] rule, is the largest city and [[administrative centre]] of [[Samara Oblast]] in [[Russia]]. The city is located at the confluence of the [[Volga]] and the [[Samara (Volga)|Samara]] rivers, with a population of over 1.14 million residents,<ref name=est.2021>{{cite web|title=RUSSIA: Privolžskij Federal'nyj Okrug: Volga Federal District|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/russia/cities/volga/|publisher=City Population.de|date=August 4, 2021|access-date=October 1, 2021}}</ref> up to 1.22 million residents in the urban agglomeration, not including [[Novokuybyshevsk]], which is not conurbated. The city covers an area of {{convert|541.4|km2|sp=us}}, and is the [[List of cities and towns in Russia by population|eighth-largest city]] in Russia and tenth agglomeration, the [[Volga#Biggest cities on the shores of the Volga|third-most populous city]] on the Volga, as well as the [[Volga Federal District]].

Formerly a [[closed city]], Samara is now a large and important social, political, economic, industrial, and cultural centre in Russia and hosted the [[European Union]]—Russia Summit in May 2007. It has a continental climate characterised by hot summers and cold winters. The life of Samara's citizens has always been intrinsically linked to the Volga River, which has not only served as the main commercial thoroughfare of Russia throughout several centuries, but also has a great visual appeal.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Мария |first=Лескинен |date=2013 |title=Волга - русская река. Из истории формирования и аргументации |url=https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/volga-russkaya-reka-iz-istorii-formirovaniya-i-argumentatsii |journal=Вопросы национализма |volume=4 |issue=16 |pages=50–76 |issn=2218-1229}}</ref> Samara's riverfront is one of the main recreation sites for both local citizens and tourists.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Шейнис |first=Михаил |date=2020-04-27 |title=Набережная Самары |url=https://63samara.ru/dostohrimechatelnosti/braches/naberezhnaya-samary/ |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=Моя Самара |language=ru-RU}}</ref>