Volzhsk
Волжск
Town[1]
Other transcription(s)
 • MariЮлсер-Ола
Central part of Volzhsk
Central part of Volzhsk
Flag of Volzhsk
Flag
Coat of arms of Volzhsk
Coat of arms
Location of Volzhsk
Map
Volzhsk is located in Russia
Volzhsk
Volzhsk
Location of Volzhsk
Volzhsk is located in Mari El
Volzhsk
Volzhsk
Volzhsk (Mari El)
Coordinates: 55°52′13″N 48°21′22″E / 55.87028°N 48.35611°E / 55.87028; 48.35611
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMari El[2]
Founded1940Edit this on Wikidata
Elevation
60 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total55,659
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
54,177 (−2.7%)
 • Rank296th in 2010
 • Subordinated totown of republic significance of Volzhsk[1]
 • Capital oftown of republic significance of Volzhsk,[1] Volzhsky District[1]
 • Urban okrugVolzhsk Urban Okrug[5]
 • Capital ofVolzhsk Urban Okrug[5]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
Postal code(s)[7]
425000Edit this on Wikidata
OKTMO ID88705000001

Volzhsk (Russian: Волжск; Mari: Юлсер-Ола, Julser-Ola) is a town in the Mari El Republic, Russia, located near the Mari El–Tatarstan border and a part of the Kazan metropolitan area. Population: 55,659 (2010 Census);[3] 58,967 (2002 Census);[8] 60,919 (1989 Census).[9]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
193919,500—    
195933,412+71.3%
197042,977+28.6%
197952,035+21.1%
198960,919+17.1%
200258,967−3.2%
201055,659−5.6%
202153,013−4.8%
Source: Census data

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Volzhsk serves as the administrative center of Volzhsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of republic significance of Volzhsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[2] As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Volzhsk is incorporated as Volzhsk Urban Okrug.[5]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Resolution #9
  2. ^ a b Law #22-Z
  3. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  4. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Law #15-Z
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  8. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  9. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.

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