Leninsk
Ленинск | |
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Coordinates: 48°42′N 45°13′E / 48.700°N 45.217°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Volgograd Oblast [1] |
Administrative district | Leninsky District [1] |
Town of district significance | Leninsk [2] |
Founded | 1802 |
Town status since | 1963 |
Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 15,504 |
• Estimate (2018)
[4] | 15,064 (−2.8%) |
• Capital of | Leninsky District, [1] town of district significance of Leninsk [2] |
• Municipal district | Leninsky Municipal District [5] |
• Urban settlement | Leninsk Urban Settlement [5] |
• Capital of | Leninsky Municipal District, [5] Leninsk Urban Settlement [5] |
Time zone |
UTC+3 (
MSK
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Postal code(s) [7] | |
OKTMO ID | 18630101001 |
Website |
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Leninsk ( Russian: Ле́нинск) is a town and the administrative center of Leninsky District in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Akhtuba River, 78 kilometers (48 mi) east of Volgograd, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 15,504 ( 2010 Russian census); [3] 14,866 ( 2002 Census); [8] 13,110 ( 1989 Soviet census). [9] The town was named after Vladimir Lenin.
It was founded in 1802 as the village of Prishibinskoye (Пришибинское) and was later renamed Prishib (Пришиб).[ citation needed] It was renamed Leninsk in 1919 and granted town status in 1963.[ citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Leninsk serves as the administrative center of Leninsky District. [1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Leninsky District as the town of district significance of Leninsk. [2] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Leninsk is incorporated within Leninsky Municipal District as Leninsk Urban Settlement. [5]
Leninsk
Ленинск | |
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Coordinates: 48°42′N 45°13′E / 48.700°N 45.217°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Volgograd Oblast [1] |
Administrative district | Leninsky District [1] |
Town of district significance | Leninsk [2] |
Founded | 1802 |
Town status since | 1963 |
Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 15,504 |
• Estimate (2018)
[4] | 15,064 (−2.8%) |
• Capital of | Leninsky District, [1] town of district significance of Leninsk [2] |
• Municipal district | Leninsky Municipal District [5] |
• Urban settlement | Leninsk Urban Settlement [5] |
• Capital of | Leninsky Municipal District, [5] Leninsk Urban Settlement [5] |
Time zone |
UTC+3 (
MSK
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Postal code(s) [7] | |
OKTMO ID | 18630101001 |
Website |
www |
Leninsk ( Russian: Ле́нинск) is a town and the administrative center of Leninsky District in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Akhtuba River, 78 kilometers (48 mi) east of Volgograd, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 15,504 ( 2010 Russian census); [3] 14,866 ( 2002 Census); [8] 13,110 ( 1989 Soviet census). [9] The town was named after Vladimir Lenin.
It was founded in 1802 as the village of Prishibinskoye (Пришибинское) and was later renamed Prishib (Пришиб).[ citation needed] It was renamed Leninsk in 1919 and granted town status in 1963.[ citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Leninsk serves as the administrative center of Leninsky District. [1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Leninsky District as the town of district significance of Leninsk. [2] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Leninsk is incorporated within Leninsky Municipal District as Leninsk Urban Settlement. [5]