Shakin, Volgograd Oblast
Khutor in Volgograd Oblast, Russia
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Shakin (Russian: Шакин) is a rural locality (a khutor) and the administrative center of Shakinskoye Rural Settlement, Kumylzhensky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 635 as of 2010.[2] There are 15 streets.[3]
Shakin
Шакин | |
|---|---|
Khutor | |
  Shakin  Shakin | |
| Coordinates: 49°51′N 42°11′E[1] | |
| Country | Russia |
| Region | Volgograd Oblast |
| District | Kumylzhensky District |
| Time zone | UTC+4:00 |
Geography
Shakin is located in forest steppe, on Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, on the bank of the Rastverdyayevka River, 36 km west of Kumylzhenskaya (the district's administrative centre) by road. Slashchevskaya is the nearest rural locality.[4]