Rostov-on-Don is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the East European Plain on the Don River, 32 kilometers (20 mi) from the Sea of Azov, directly north of the North Caucasus. The southwestern suburbs of the city lie above the Don river delta. Rostov-on-Don has a population of over one million people and is an important cultural centre of Southern Russia.
Image: Rostov City Hall 2021
Image: Rostov on Don Cathedral 2021
Image: Rostov Arena 2021
Image: Gorky Theatre 2021
An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
Évian-les-Bains, administrative centre of the canton of Évian-les-Bains in Haute-Savoie, France