Basic information

| Attribute | Detail | |---|---| | **Official Name** | Mytishchi (Городской округ Мытищи) | | **Common Name** | Mytishchi | | **Native Name(s)** | Мытищи | | **Nicknames** | The City of Subways and Water | | **Motto** | _Data not readily available for this location._ | | **Geographic Level** | City / Urban Okrug | | **Country** | Russia | | **State/Province** | Moscow Oblast | | **Capital** | N/A (Administrative center of its own Okrug) | | **Government Type** | Local Municipality (Urban Okrug) | | **Date Founded** | 1460 (First mentioned); Town status in 1925 | | **Time Zone** | UTC+3 (Moscow Time) | | **Latitude** | 55.9117° N | | **Longitude** | 37.7333° E | | **Elevation** | ~150 m (492 ft) | | **Total Area** | ~34.59 sq km (13.36 sq mi) for the city | | **Population** | ~255,429 (2021 Census) | | **Population Density** | ~7,300/sq km (~19,000/sq mi) | | **ZIP/Postal Codes** | 141000–141021 | | **Area Codes** | +7 495, +7 498 | | **Official Languages** | Russian | | **Currency** | Russian Ruble (RUB) | | **Demonym** | Mytishchetz (Мытищинец) |