Astrakhan

Astrakhan
Astrakhan; Астрахань
	Ceety
	The Volga embankment in central Astrakhan
	Banner Coat airms
	Location o Astrakhan
	Astrakhan Location o Astrakhan Astrakhan Astrakhan (Astrakhan Oblast)
	Coordinates: 46°19′25″N 48°02′12″E / 46.32361°N 48.03667°E 48°02′12″E / 46.32361°N 48.03667°E
Kintra	Roushie
Federal subject	Astrakhan Oblast
Foondit	1558
Ceety status syne	1717
Govrenment
• Bodi	Ceety Duma
• City Head	Mikhail Stolyarov
Area
• Total	209 km2 (81 sq mi)
Elevation	-25 m (−82 ft)
Population (2010 Census)
• Total	520,339
• Estimate (2018)	533,925 (+2.6%)
• Rank	33rd in 2010
• Density	2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi)
Admeenistrative status
• Subordinatit tae	ceety o oblast signeeficance o Astrakhan
• Caipital o	Astrakhan Oblast, ceety o oblast signeeficance o Astrakhan
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Astrakhan Urban Okrug
• Caipital o	Astrakhan Urban Okrug
Time zone	UTC+4 ()
Postal code(s)	414000..414057
Dialin code(s)	+7 8512
Twin touns	Sari, Rasht, Ahmedabad, Atyrau, Brest, Ljubljana, Islamabad, Fort Lauderdale, Ivanovo, Kazan, Pembroke Pines, Ruse, Stavropol, Yoshkar-Ola
OKTMO ID	12701000001
Website	www.astrgorod.ru

Astrakhan (Roushie: Астрахань) is a major ceety in soothren European Roushie an the admeenistrative center o Astrakhan Oblast. The ceety lies on twa banks o the Volga River, close tae whaur it discharges intae the Caspian Sea at an altitude o 28 meter (92 ft) ablo sea level. Population: 520,339 (2010 Census);^[5] 504,501 (2002 Census);^[11] 509,210 (1989 Census).^[12]

Internaitional relations

Twin touns an sister ceeties

Astrakhan is twinned wi:

Rasht, Gilan Province, Iran
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Indie
Atyrau, Kazakhstan
Brest, Belarus
Grand-Popo, Benin
Ljubljana, Slovenie
Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

References

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Astrakhan Астрахань
Ceety
The Volga embankment in central Astrakhan
Banner Coat airms
Location o Astrakhan
Astrakhan Location o Astrakhan Show map of Roushie Astrakhan Astrakhan (Astrakhan Oblast) Show map of Astrakhan Oblast
Coordinates: 46°19′25″N 48°02′12″E / 46.32361°N 48.03667°E / 46.32361; 48.03667 48°02′12″E / 46.32361°N 48.03667°E / 46.32361; 48.03667
Kintra	Roushie
Federal subject	Astrakhan Oblast
Foondit	1558^[1]
Ceety status syne	1717^[2]^[3]
Govrenment
• Bodi	Ceety Duma
• City Head	Mikhail Stolyarov^[4]
Area
• Total	209 km² (81 sq mi)
Elevation	-25 m (−82 ft)
Population (2010 Census)^[5]
• Total	520,339
• Estimate (2018)^[6]	533,925 (+2.6%)
• Rank	33rd in 2010
• Density	2,500/km² (6,400/sq mi)
Admeenistrative status
• Subordinatit tae	ceety o oblast signeeficance o Astrakhan^[7]
• Caipital o	Astrakhan Oblast, ceety o oblast signeeficance o Astrakhan^[7]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Astrakhan Urban Okrug^[8]
• Caipital o	Astrakhan Urban Okrug^[8]
Time zone	UTC+4 (^[9])
Postal code(s)^[10]	414000..414057
Dialin code(s)	+7 8512
Twin touns	Sari, Rasht, Ahmedabad, Atyrau, Brest, Ljubljana, Islamabad, Fort Lauderdale, Ivanovo, Kazan, Pembroke Pines, Ruse, Stavropol, Yoshkar-Ola
OKTMO ID	12701000001
Website	www.astrgorod.ru