Volzhsky, Volgograd Oblast

Volzhsky
Волжский
City
Location of Volzhsky
Volzhsky
Location of Volzhsky
Volzhsky
Volzhsky (Volgograd Oblast)
Coordinates: 48°48′20″N 44°44′30″E / 48.80556°N 44.74167°E / 48.80556; 44.74167
CountryRussia
Federal subjectVolgograd Oblast
Founded1951
City status since1954
Government
 • HeadIgor Voronin
Area
 • Total150 km2 (60 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 • Total314,255
 • Rank58th in 2010
 • Density2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi)
Administrative status
 • Subordinated tocity of oblast significance of Volzhsky
 • Capital ofcity of oblast significance of Volzhsky
Municipal status
 • Urban okrugVolzhsky Urban Okrug
 • Capital ofVolzhsky Urban Okrug
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK [2])
Postal code(s)[3]
404100..404133
Dialing code(s)+7 8443[4][5]
OKTMO ID18710000001
Twin townsCollegno, Olomouc, Shaker Heights, Cleveland Heights, Lianyungang

Volzhsky (Russian: Волжский, IPA: [ˈvolʂskʲɪj]) is an industrial town in Volgograd Oblast, Russia. It is on the east bank of the Volga River and its distributary the Akhtuba. It is 20 kilometers (12 mi) northeast of Volgograd. Population: 313,034 (2025 estimate).[6]

History

Volzhsky was founded in 1951. It had around 10,000 people at the time. It was given city status in 1954. The main reason for its large growth was the making of the Volga Hydroelectric Station.

Twin towns – sister cities

Volzhsky is twinned with:[7]

References

  1. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  2. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  3. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  4. "TELEPHONE CODES OF CITIES IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION". Archived from the original on October 27, 2004.
  5. "Волгоградская область - Телефонные коды городов".
  6. https://rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/%D0%A1hisl_MO_01-01-2025.xlsx
  7. "О Волжском" (in Russian). Volzhsky. Archived from the original on 2016-08-01. Retrieved 2020-07-12.