Petrovsk, Saratov Oblast

Petrovsk
Петровск
Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
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Petrovsk
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Petrovsk
Petrovsk (Saratov Oblast)
Coordinates: 52°19′N 45°23′E / 52.317°N 45.383°E / 52.317; 45.383
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSaratov Oblast
Founded1698
Town status since1780
Elevation
180 m (590 ft)
Population
 • Total
31,160
 • Estimate 
(2021)
26,319 (−15.5%)
 • Subordinated toPetrovsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction
 • Capital ofPetrovsky District, Petrovsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction
 • Municipal districtPetrovsky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementPetrovsk Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofPetrovsky Municipal District, Petrovsk Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK+1 )
Postal code
412540–412545
Dialing code+7 84555
OKTMO ID63635101001
Websitepetrovsk64.ru

Petrovsk (/pɪˈtrɒfsk/; Russian: Петровск [pʲɪˈtrofsk]) is a town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the Medveditsa River (left tributary of the Don) 104 kilometers (65 mi) northwest of Saratov, the administrative center of the oblast. It had a population of 31,160 (2010 census); 33,956 (2002 census); 34,778 (1989 Soviet census).