Novosibirsk

Novosibirsk (Roushie: Новосиби́рск, pronounced [nəvəsʲɪˈbʲirsk]) is Roushie's third-lairgest ceety, efter Moscow an Saunt Petersburg, an the lairgest ceety o Siberie wi a population o 1.4 million (2010). It is the administrative center o Novosibirsk Oblast as well as o the Siberian Federal District. The ceety is locatit in the sooth-wastren portion o the federal district an occupies an aurie o 477.2 square kilometres (184.2 sq mi).

Twin touns/Sister ceeties

Novosibirsk is twinned wi:

• Minneapolis-St. Paul, Unitit States, since 1989
• Sapporo, Japan, since 1990
• Changchun, Cheenae, since 1994
• Larnaca, Cyprus, since 1993
• Minsk, Belaroushie
• Daejeon, Sooth Korea, since 2001
• Varna, Bulgarie, since 28 June 2008