Arkadak

Town in Saratov Oblast, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Arkadak (Russian: Аркада́к) is a town and the administrative center of Arkadaksky District in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the Bolshoy Arkadak River near its confluence with the Khopyor, 248 kilometers (154 mi) west of Saratov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 12,845(2010 census);[3] 14,438(2002 census);[10] 14,244(1989 Soviet census).[11]

CountryRussia
Founded1721[2]
Elevation
130 m (430 ft)
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Arkadak is located in Saratov Oblast
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Arkadak (Saratov Oblast)
Coordinates: 51°56′N 43°30′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSaratov Oblast[1]
Administrative districtArkadaksky District[1]
Founded1721[2]
Town status since1963
Elevation
130 m (430 ft)
Population
  Total
12,845
  Estimate 
(2025)[4]
10,477 (−18.4%)
  Capital ofArkadaksky District[5]
  Municipal districtArkadaksky Municipal District[6]
  Urban settlementArkadak Urban Settlement[6]
  Capital ofArkadaksky Municipal District,[7] Arkadak Urban Settlement[6]
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK+1 Edit this on Wikidata[8])
Postal codes[9]
412210, 412211
Dialing code+7 84542
OKTMO ID63603101001
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History

It was founded in 1721.[2] Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1939; town status was granted in 1963.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Arkadak serves as the administrative center of Arkadaksky District,[5] to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Arkadak, together with one rural locality (the settlement of Krasny), is incorporated within Arkadaksky Municipal District as Arkadak Urban Settlement.[6]

Culture

Ardak Museum

The town is home to the Arkadak Museum of local history, which was established in 1968.

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