Nizhnyaya Salda
Town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
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Nizhnyaya Salda (Russian: Ни́жняя Салда́) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Salda River (in the Ob's drainage basin), 205 kilometers (127 mi) north of Yekaterinburg, the administrative center of the oblast.
Nizhnyaya Salda
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| Coordinates: 58°04′N 60°43′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sverdlovsk Oblast[1] |
| Founded | 1760 |
| Town status since | 1938 |
| Elevation | 200 m (660 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 17,619 |
• Estimate (2025) | 15,929 (−9.6%) |
| • Subordinated to | Town of Nizhnyaya Salda[1] |
| • Capital of | Town of Nizhnyaya Salda[3] |
| • Urban okrug | Nizhnyaya Salda Urban Okrug[4] |
| • Capital of | Nizhnyaya Salda Urban Okrug[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2  [6]) |
| Postal code[7] | 624740–624742 |
| OKTMO ID | 65750000001 |
| Website | nsaldago |
History
It was founded in 1760; town status was granted to it in 1938.[citation needed]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of the administrative divisions, it is, together with five rural localities, incorporated as the Town of Nizhnyaya Salda[1]—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[8] As a municipal division, the Town of Nizhnyaya Salda is incorporated as Nizhnyaya Salda Urban Okrug.[4][1]