Ufa

The largest capital of the Russian Republic of Bashkortostan is Ufa. The city, which has a population of over 1 million people and as many as 1.4 million people in the urban agglomeration, is located at the junction of the Belaya and Ufa rivers in the center-north of Bashkortostan on hills that make up the Ufa Plateau to the west of the southern Ural Mountains. Ufa is the fourth-most populated city in the Volga Federal District and one of the largest cities in Russia by population.

Ivan the Terrible's command to construct a fortification on the city's foundation in 1574 is regarded as the year the city was officially formed. When the governorate split from Orenburg Governorate in 1865, Ufa became the new governorate's seat. The early 20th century saw an increase in Ufa's population.

The oil refining, chemical, and mechanical engineering sectors make up the majority of Ufa's economy today. The petroleum firm Bashneft and several of its subsidiaries have their headquarters here. Ufa is a multicultural city with a large ethnic Russian population, as well as a sizable ethnic Bashkir and Tatar population. Bashkir State University, Ufa State Aviation Technical University, Ufa State Petroleum Technological University, and Ural State Law University are only a few of the educational institutions in Ufa. In 2015, the city played home to various BRICS and Shanghai Cooperation Organization summits.

Population - 2021: 1,125,933