Syktyvkar

For other uses, see Syktyvkar (disambiguation).

Syktyvkar Сыктывкар
City
Other transcription(s)
• Komi	Сыктывкар
View of Syktyvkar Fire station National Gallery St. Stephen cathedral Stefanovskaya Square
Flag Coat of arms
Interactive map of Syktyvkar
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Coordinates: 61°40′N 50°49′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Komi Republic
Founded	1586
City status since	1780
Government
• City district chairman	Vladimir Goldin
Area
• Total	152 km2 (59 sq mi)
Elevation	172 m (564 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)
• Total	235,006
• Estimate  (2025)	219,094 (−6.8%)
• Rank	81st in 2010
• Density	1,550/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	city of republic significance of Syktyvkar
• Capital of	Komi Republic
• Capital of	city of republic significance of Syktyvkar
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Syktyvkar Urban Okrug
• Capital of	Syktyvkar Urban Okrug
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK )
Postal codes	167000, 167002, 167004, 167005, 167009, 167011, 167014, 167018, 167023, 167026, 167031
Dialing code	+7 8212
OKTMO ID	87701000001
Website	www.syktyvkar.komi.com

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Syktyvkar (/sɪktɪfˈkɑːr/, Russian: Сыктывка́р, IPA: [sɨktɨfˈkar]; Komi: Сыктывкар, IPA: [sɨktɨvˈkar]) is the capital and largest city of the Komi Republic in Russia. It is also the administrative center of the Syktyvkar Urban Okrug. Until 1930, it was known as Ust-Sysolsk named after the Sysola River.