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Syktyvkar ( Russian : Сыктывка́р ; IPA: [sɨktɨfˈkar] ; Komi : Сыктывкар ) is the capital city of the Komi Republic , Russia . Population: 235,006 ( 2010 Census ) ; 230,011 ( 2002 Census ) ; 232,117 ( 1989 Census ) .
The city's current name comes from Syktyv , the Komi name for the same river, plus kar , meaning "city".
Syktyvkar is located on the Sysola River , which is the origin of its former name Ust-Sysolsk . The city is located near to the point where the Sysola joins the larger Vychegda River , which is itself a branch of the Northern Dvina .