Petrov Val (Russian: Петро́в Вал) is a town in Kamyshinsky District of Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Ilovlya River (a tributary of the Don), 185 kilometers (115 mi) north of Volgograd, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 13,239 (2010 Russian census);[2] 14,721 (2002 Census);[7] 13,752 (1989 Soviet census).[8]
Petrov Val
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Coordinates: 50°09′N 45°13′E / 50.150°N 45.217°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Volgograd Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Kamyshinsky District[1] |
Town of district significance | Petrov Val[1] |
Founded | 1942 |
Town status since | 1988 |
Population | |
• Total | 13,239 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 12,544 (−5.2%) |
• Capital of | town of district significance of Petrov Val[1] |
• Municipal district | Kamyshinsky Municipal District[4] |
• Urban settlement | Petrov Val Urban Settlement[4] |
• Capital of | Petrov Val Urban Settlement[4] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
Postal code(s)[6] | 403840 |
OKTMO ID | 18618103001 |
Website | admpwal |
Early settlement in Petrov Val is date back to Don–Volga portage.the city is in the path of shortest path between Volga and Don River. Peter the Great decided to construct a canal between, Petrov Val Canal between Ilovlya and the Kamyshinka Rivers, and the city has been named in his honor. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1949 and town status in 1988.[citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with the settlement of Avilovsky, incorporated within Kamyshinsky District as the town of district significance of Petrov Val.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Petrov Val is incorporated within Kamyshinsky Municipal District as Petrov Val Urban Settlement.[4]