Volzhsky, Volgograd Oblast

Volzhsky
Волжский
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Volzhsky
Volzhsky (Volgograd Oblast)
Coordinates: 48°48′20″N 44°44′30″E / 48.80556°N 44.74167°E / 48.80556; 44.74167
CountryRussia
Federal subjectVolgograd Oblast
Founded1951
City status since1954
Government
 • HeadIgor Voronin
Elevation
20 m (66 ft)
Population
 • Total
314,255
 • Estimate 
(2025)
313,034 (−0.4%)
 • Rank58th in 2010
 • Subordinated tocity of oblast significance of Volzhsky
 • Capital ofcity of oblast significance of Volzhsky
 • Urban okrugVolzhsky Urban Okrug
 • Capital ofVolzhsky Urban Okrug
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code
404100..404133
Dialing code+7 8443
OKTMO ID18710000001

Volzhsky (Russian: Волжский, IPA: [ˈvoɫʂskʲɪɪ̯]) is an industrial city in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the east bank of the Volga River and its distributary the Akhtuba, 20 kilometers (12 mi) northeast of Volgograd. Population: 321,427 (2021 census); 314,255 (2010 census); 313,169 (2002 census); 268,842 (1989 Soviet census).

Historical population
YearPop.±%
195966,965—    
1970142,058+112.1%
1979209,150+47.2%
1989268,842+28.5%
2002313,169+16.5%
2010314,255+0.3%
2021321,479+2.3%
Source: Census data