Akhtubinsk
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Akhtubinsk is a town in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia, that serves as the administrative center for Akhtubinsky District and sits on the Akhtuba River north of the regional capital, Astrakhan. The town's population has declined significantly over recent decades, dropping from 45,542 residents in 2002 to 30,000 in 1968 according to census data.
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- Locality
- Ахтубинск
- Region
- Астраханская область
- Country
- Россия
- Population
- 44,551
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Akhtubinsk () is a town and the administrative center of Akhtubinsky District in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Akhtuba River (a tributary of the Volga), north of Astrakhan, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 45,542 (2002 Census); 30,000 (1968).
==History== It was founded in 1959 by the merger of three settlements: Vladimirovka, Petropavlovskoye, and Akhtuba.