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 Russian census);[3] 16,125 (2002 Census);[8] 16,469 (1989 Soviet census).[9]
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| Coordinates: 50°02′N 45°27′E / 50.033°N 45.450°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Volgograd Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Nikolayevsky District[1] |
| Town of district significance | Nikolayevsk[2] |
| Founded | 1747 |
| Town status since | 1967 |
| Population | |
| • Total | 15,075 |
| • Estimate (2018)[4] | 13,660 (−9.4%) |
| • Capital of | Nikolayevsky District,[1] town of district significance of Nikolayevsk[2] |
| • Municipal district | Nikolayevsky Municipal District[5] |
| • Urban settlement | Nikolayevsk Urban Settlement[5] |
| • Capital of | Nikolayevsky Municipal District,[5] Nikolayevsk Urban Settlement[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [6]) |
| Postal code(s)[7] | 404030–404033 |
| 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.[5]
References
Notes
Sources
- Волгоградская областная Дума. Закон №1005-ОД от 14 февраля 2005 г. «Об установлении границ и наделении статусом Николаевского района и муниципальных образований в его составе», в ред. Закона №43-ОД от 7 мая 2013 г. «Об объединении Комсомольского сельского поселения и Ленинского сельского поселения, входящих в состав Николаевского муниципального района Волгоградской области, о внесении изменений в Закон Волгоградской области от 14 февраля 2005 г. №1005-ОД "Об установлении границ и наделении статусом Николаевского района и муниципальных образований в его составе" и Закон Волгоградской области от 18 ноября 2005 г. №1120-ОД "Об установлении наименований органов местного самоуправления в Волгоградской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Волгоградская правда", №35, 1 марта 2005 г. (Volgograd Oblast Duma. Law #1005-OD of February 14, 2005 On Establishing the Borders and Granting the Status to Nikolayevsky District and the Municipal Formations It Comprises, as amended by the Law #43-OD of May 7, 2013 On Merging Komsomolskoye Rural Settlement and Leninskoye Rural Settlement on the Territory of Nikolayevsky Municipal District of Volgograd Oblast, on Amending the Law of Volgograd Oblast #1005-OD of February 14, 2005 "On Establishing the Borders and Granting the Status to Nikolayevsky District and the Municipal Formations It Comprises" and the Law of Volgograd Oblast #1120-OD of November 18, 2005 "On Establishing the Names of the Bodies of Local Self-Government in Volgograd Oblast". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
External links
- . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.