Nikolayevsk
Town in Volgograd Oblast, Russia
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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]
Nikolayevsk
Николаевск | |
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![]() Interactive map of Nikolayevsk | |
| Coordinates: 50°02′N 45°27′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Volgograd Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Nikolayevsky District[1] |
| Town of district significanceSelsoviet | Nikolayevsk[2] |
| Founded | 1747 |
| Town status since | 1967 |
| Population | |
• Total | 15,075 |
• Estimate (2021) | 13,460 (−10.7%) |
| • Capital of | Nikolayevsky District,[1] town of district significance of Nikolayevsk[2] |
| • Municipal district | Nikolayevsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Urban settlement | Nikolayevsk Urban Settlement[4] |
| • Capital of | Nikolayevsky Municipal District,[4] Nikolayevsk Urban Settlement[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK |
| Postal code[6] | |
| OKTMO ID | 18636101001 |
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]
