Nikolayevsk

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

Nikolayevsk (Russian: Никола́евск) is a town and the administrative center of Nikolayevsky District in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the left (eastern) shore of the Volga River. Population: 15,075(2010 census);[3] 16,125(2002 census);[7] 16,469(1989 Soviet census).[8]

CountryRussia
Founded1747
Postal code[6]
404030–404033Edit this on Wikidata
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Nikolayevsk is located in Russia
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Location of Nikolayevsk
Nikolayevsk is located in Volgograd Oblast
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Nikolayevsk (Volgograd Oblast)
Coordinates: 50°02′N 45°27′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectVolgograd Oblast[1]
Administrative districtNikolayevsky District[1]
Town of district significanceSelsovietNikolayevsk[2]
Founded1747
Town status since1967
Population
  Total
15,075
  Estimate 
(2021)
13,460 (−10.7%)
  Capital ofNikolayevsky District,[1] town of district significance of Nikolayevsk[2]
  Municipal districtNikolayevsky Municipal District[4]
  Urban settlementNikolayevsk Urban Settlement[4]
  Capital ofNikolayevsky Municipal District,[4] Nikolayevsk Urban Settlement[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code[6]
404030–404033Edit this on Wikidata
OKTMO ID18636101001
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History

It was founded in 1747 as the khutor of Dmitriyev (Дмитриев), which was reorganized into a sloboda in 1794 and renamed Nikolayevskaya sloboda (Николаевская слобода).[citation needed] It was granted town status and renamed Nikolayevsk in 1967.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Nikolayevsk serves as the administrative center of Nikolayevsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Nikolayevsky District as the town of district significance of Nikolayevsk.[2] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Nikolayevsk is incorporated within Nikolayevsky Municipal District as Nikolayevsk Urban Settlement.[4]

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