Azov

Azov
Азов
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Azov
Location of Azov
Azov
Azov (Rostov Oblast)
Coordinates: 47°06′30″N 39°25′05″E / 47.10833°N 39.41806°E / 47.10833; 39.41806
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRostov Oblast
Founded13th century
Town status since1708
Government
 • LeaderSergey Bezdolny
Elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Population
 • Total
82,937
 • Estimate 
(2025)
79,872 (−3.7%)
 • Rank198th in 2010
 • Subordinated toAzov Urban Okrug
 • Capital ofAzovsky District, Azov Urban Okrug
 • Urban okrugAzov Urban Okrug
 • Capital ofAzov Urban Okrug, Azovsky Municipal District
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code
346780
Dialing code+7 86342
OKTMO ID60704000001

Azov (Russian: Азов, IPA: [ɐˈzof] ), previously known as Azak (Turki/Kypchak: ازاق‎), is a town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, situated on the Don River just 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) from the Sea of Azov, which derives its name from the town. The population is 81,924 in the 2021 census, 82,937 in the 2010 census, 82,090 in the 2002 census, and 80,297 in the 1989 Soviet census.