Ufa is the capital and largest city of Bashkortostan, a federal subject of Russia. Located in the center-north of the region, it sits at the confluence of the Belaya and Ufa rivers on hills that form the Ufa Plateau to the west of the southern Ural Mountains.
The city has a population exceeding 1.1 million residents, with its urban agglomeration reaching up to 1.4 million people. It ranks as the tenth-most populous city in Russia and is the fourth-most populous city within the Volga Federal District.