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 |
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]
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]