Kharabali

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

Kharabali (Russian: Харабали́; Kazakh: Қарабайлы, Qarabaıly) is a town and the administrative center of Kharabalinsky District in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Akhtuba River (an arm of the Volga) 142 kilometers (88 mi) northwest of Astrakhan, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 18,117(2010 census);[3] 18,296(2002 census);[7] 18,566(1989 Soviet census).[8]

CountryRussia
Founded1789[2]
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Kharabali is located in Astrakhan Oblast
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Coordinates: 47°24′18″N 47°15′20″E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectAstrakhan Oblast[1]
Administrative districtKharabalinsky District[1]
Town of district significanceSelsovietKharabali[1]
Founded1789[2]
Town status since1974[2]
Elevation
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Population
  Total
18,117
  Estimate 
(2021)
18,514 (+2.2%)
  Capital ofKharabalinsky District,[1] town of district significance of Kharabali[1]
  Municipal districtKharabalinsky Municipal District[4]
  Urban settlementKharabali Urban Settlement[4]
  Capital ofKharabalinsky Municipal District,[4] Kharabali Urban Settlement[4]
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK+1 Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code[6]
416010Edit this on Wikidata
OKTMO ID12645101001
Websitemo.astrobl.ru/harabali/
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History

It was founded in 1789 as a selo of Kharabalinskoye (Харабалинское) and was later renamed Kharabali.[2] Town status was granted to it in 1974.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kharabali serves as the administrative center of Kharabalinsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Kharabalinsky District as the town of district significance of Kharabali.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Kharabali is incorporated within Kharabalinsky Municipal District as Kharabali Urban Settlement.[4]

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