Dimitrovgrad

Russia
Dimitrovgrad, Russia
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Sitting on the shore of the Cheremshan Bay of the Kuibyshev Reservoir, where the Bolshoy Cheremshan River meets the water, Dimitrovgrad is a city in Ulyanovsk Oblast in Russia's Volga Region. Known as Melekess until 1972, when it was renamed in honour of Bulgarian communist leader Georgi Dimitrov, it is the second-largest city in the oblast and serves as the administrative centre of Melekessky District.

  • Population132,226
  • Nearest water0.0 km