This large Russian city is called by some in the old fashioned way "Stavropol on the Volga". Unfortunately, not everyone knows where Togliatti is located on the map of Russia. From this article you will learn about the geographical location of this settlement.
Where is the city of Tolyatti relative to Moscow time? Timezone
For many years, the Samara region and the city itself were in a separate time zone. As an experiment, in the past, the Kuibyshev region (now Samara) was transferred to Moscow time. But this did not last long - only one year, from 1990 to 1991. The difference with Moscow is now +1 hour.
Geographic location
The left bank of the Volga is where Tolyatti is located. From the city of Samara, the settlement is not far, 70 km upstream along the middle course of the river. Tolyatti borders on the Stavropol region and the city of Zhigulevsk. The total length of the city borders is over 149 km.
Where Tolyatti is located - a steppe plateau. The city is located on the banks of the Kuibyshev reservoir. The southern border passes near the left bank of the reservoir. The central and eastern parts of the city are covered with forests. To the west and north of it are agricultural lands. On the opposite side of the Volga River, the city borders on the Zhiguli Mountains and the settlement of the same name.
The junction of three physical-geographical regions is where Togliatti is located, namely this:
- Forest-steppe Zavolzhie;
- Samarskaya Luka;
- Melekes Lowland Trans-Volga.
The city has three administrative regions. They border on each other for a distance of 4-6 km. They are separated by forests. According to statistics, the area of the city territory is more than 30 hectares, of which most of it is occupied by urban forests (more than 25%), industrial zones (18%), residential areas (17%), the rest of the land is used for agricultural land, external transport, etc.
