sentences:  The Greater Sochi area, which includes territories and localities subordinated to Sochi proper, has a total area of  and sprawls for  along the shores of the Black Sea near the Caucasus Mountains.The area of the city proper is .According to the 2010 Census, the city had a permanent population of 343,334, up from 328,809 recorded in the 2002 Census, making it Russia's largest resort city.