Location: Astrakhan
Southern District, Russia
Coat of arms: Flag
Anthem: Anthem of Astrakhan
City Day: Third Sunday of September
Administrative status (as of September 2014)Country: Russia
Federal subject: Astrakhan Oblast
Administratively subordinated to: city of oblast significance of Astrakhan
Administrative center of: Astrakhan Oblast, city of oblast significance of Astrakhan
Municipal status (as of October 2014)Urban okrug: Astrakhan Urban Okrug
Administrative center of: Astrakhan Urban Okrug
Head: Oleg Polumordvinov
Representative body: City Duma
StatisticsArea (2003): 208.70 km (80.58 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census): 520,339 inhabitants
- Rank in 2010: 33rd
Population (January 2014 est.): 530,900 inhabitants
Density: 2,493/km (6,460/sq mi)
Time zone: SAMT (UTC+04:00)
Founded: 1558
City status since: 1717
Postal code(s): 414000, 414004, 414006, 414008, 414009, 414011–414019, 414021, 414022, 414024–414026, 414028–414030, 414032, 414038, 414040–414042, 414044–414046, 414050–414052, 414056, 414057, 414700, 414890, 414899, 414950, 414960, 414961, 414999
Dialing code(s): +7 8512
Website: www.astrgorod.ru
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Astrakhan (Russian: Астрахань, IPA: [ˈastrəxənʲ]) is a city in southern Russia and the administrative center of Astrakhan Oblast. The city lies on two banks of the Volga River, close to where it discharges into the Caspian Sea at an altitude of 28 meters (92 ft) below sea level. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 520,339; up from 504,501 recorded in the 2002 Census and 509,210 recorded in the 1989 Census.
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