Volgodonsk

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Volgodonsk (English)
Волгодонск (Russian)
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Volgodonsk City Administration building
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Location of Rostov Oblast in Russia
Volgodonsk is located in Rostov Oblast
Volgodonsk
Volgodonsk
Location of Volgodonsk in Rostov Oblast
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Coat of arms
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City Day July 27[citation needed]
Administrative status (as of May 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Rostov Oblast[1]
Administratively subordinated to Volgodonsk Urban Okrug[1]
Administrative center of Volgodonsk Urban Okrug[1]
Municipal status (as of November 2004)
Urban okrug Volgodonsk Urban Okrug[2]
Administrative center of Volgodonsk Urban Okrug[2]
Head of Administration[citation needed] Viktor Firsov[citation needed]
Representative body Council of Deputies[citation needed]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 170,841 inhabitants[3]
- Rank in 2010 107th
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Founded July 27,[citation needed] 1950[5]
City status since 1956[citation needed]
Postal code(s)[6] 347360—347399
Dialing code(s) +7 8639[citation needed]
Official website
[[:commons:Category:{{#property:Commons category}}|Volgodonsk]] on Wikimedia Commons

Volgodonsk (Russian: Волгодонск; IPA: [vəlgɐˈdonsk]) is a city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located in the east of the oblast on the west bank of the Tsimlyansk Reservoir. Population: 170,841 (2010 Census);[3] 165,994 (2002 Census);[7] 175,593 (1989 Census);[8] 28,000 (1970).

History

Volgodonsk was founded on July 27,[citation needed] 1950[5] as a small settlement for the Tsimlyansk hydroelectric dam maintenance personnel. It grew in size due to the construction of the Volga–Don Canal. Town status was granted to it in 1956.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Volgodonsk Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban okrug status.[2]

Economy

Volgodonsk is one of the economic leaders of Rostov Oblast.[citation needed] The city became the largest energy center of southern Russia with the launch of the Volgodonsk Nuclear Power Plant in March 2001.[citation needed] The power plant, along with the two thermal power stations, are the city's main employers. Atommash, Russia's biggest nuclear engineering enterprise, is located in the city.

Transportation

The city is a regional transport hub on the Volga–Don Canal. A railway and M4 highway pass nearby. Bus routes were launched in 1954. There are presently thirty bus routes. Trolleybuses have been running since 1977. There are currently six trolleybus routes in the city. Volgodonsk port has a strategic importance as access to major ports of different countries.

Culture

Volgodonsk is one of the major cultural centers of Rostov Oblast. There are six art schools, two museums, seventeen historical and cultural sites, and three buildings recognized as architectural monuments of regional importance.

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Law #340-ZS
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Law #186-ZS
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Sources

  • Законодательное Собрание Ростовской области. Закон №340-ЗС от 25 июля 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ростовской области», в ред. Закона №270-ЗС от 27 ноября 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в областной Закон "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ростовской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Наше время", №187–190, 28 июля 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Rostov Oblast. Law #340-ZS of July 28, 2005 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Rostov Oblast, as amended by the Law #270-ZS of November 27, 2014 On Amending the Oblast Law "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Rostov Oblast". Effective as of the official publication date.).
  • Законодательное Собрание Ростовской области. Закон №186-ЗС от 9 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границы и наделении статусом городского округа муниципального образования "Город Волгодонск"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Наше время", №275, 10 ноября 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Rostov Oblast. Law #186-ZS of November 9, 2004 On Establishing the Border and Granting Urban Okrug Status to the Municipal Formation of the "City of Volgodonsk". Effective as of the official publication date.).
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