composition of Ufa was: Geography Ufa is situated in Eastern Europe near its land boundary with Northern Asia, at the confluence of the Belaya (Agidel) and Ufa Rivers, on low hills forming the Ufa Plateau to the west of the southern Urals. The area of the city is . It stretches from north to south for and from west to east for . Climate Ufa has a warm summer continental climate (Köppen: Dfb). Ufa's climate is characterized by harsh winters, but in some cases, summers can be quite long and hot. Governance Local government The bodies of local self-government of Ufa are: Council, a representative body. Consisting of 35 deputies for four years. Chairman of the Board – the head of the urban okrug. Term of 4 years. Urban Okrug Administration. The structure of the administration approved by the council on the proposal of the Head of the Administration. Head of the Administration manages the administration on the principles of unity of command. He is appointed under a contract entered into by the results of the competition. The term of office of the Head of the Administration is limited to the period of office of the Council of the convocation. Sports Education and science Educational institutions include: Bashkir State University Ufa State Aviation Technical University Ufa State Petroleum Technological University Bashkir State Medical University Bashkir State Agrarian University Graduate universities and law schools: Ural State Law Academy Ufa's campus Scientific institutions include: Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Bashkortostan Ufa Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Science (USC RAS) In Ufa, there is the Ufa branch of the Financial University and the Ufa branch of the Russian State Economic University. Plekhanov, where there are practically no check digits for admissions to the budget. They are housed in good-quality buildings, but they don't benefit from them to society, more and more often, rumors are circulating about them that they are designed for siphoning money - since there are practically no budget places for economic specialties in Ufa. In the economic specialties of the magistracy, the plan for admission to Ufa universities is no more than 30 budget places. Ecological problems Periodically, a suffocating, unpleasant chemical odor can be smelled in the Ufa region. The media reports about the smell come out with an enviable regularity. All these reports are not groundless, and the culprits are getting out of responsibility