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Where is Sochi? (RU)

Sochi is a city located in RU.
Latitude 43.59699 Longitude 39.72477

  Sochi location on the RU map

Information about Sochi

• City: Sochi
• Country: RU
• Latitude: 43.59699
• Longitude: 39.72477
• Time Zone: Europe/Moscow

City of Sochi

Sochi (Russian: Сочи, IPA: [ˈsotɕɪ] , from Ubykh: Шъуача, lit. seaside) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in the North Caucasus of Southern Russia, with a population of 466,078 residents, and up to 600,000 residents in the urban area. The city covers an area of 176.77 square kilometers (68.25 sq mi), while the Greater Sochi Area covers over 3,502 square kilometers (1,352 sq mi). Sochi stretches across 145 kilometers (90 mi), and is the longest city in Europe (territorially), the fifth-largest city in the Southern Federal District, the second-largest city in Krasnodar Krai, and the sixth-largest city on the Black Sea. Sochi hosted the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games in 2014. It hosted the alpine and Nordic Olympic events at the nearby ski resort of Rosa Khutor in Krasnaya Polyana. It also hosted the Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix from 2014 until 2021. It was also one of the host cities for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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