Volgo-Kaspijski

Urban-type settlement Volgo-Kaspijski Волго-KASпийский Federal district Southern Russia Oblast Astrakhan Rajon Kamysjak Founded 1943 Earlier names Sudoremzavod (until 1966) Urban-type settlement since 1966 population 2581 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Height of the center 22  m below sea level Time zone UTC + 4 Telephone code (+7) 85145 Post Code 416309 License Plate 30th OKATO 12 225 557 Geographical location Coordinates 46 ° 12 '  N , 47 ° 56'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 12 '0 "  N , 47 ° 55' 30"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Astrakhan Oblast

Volgo-Kaspijski ( Russian Во́лго-Каспи́йский ) is an urban-type settlement in the Astrakhan Oblast ( Russia ) with 2581 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The settlement is located in the Caspian Depression , in the Volga Delta about 20 km as the crow flies south-southwest of the center of the oblast capital, Astrakhan . It is located on the (nominal) main arm of the Volga (also known as the Old Volga ) immediately below its separation from the large right estuary Bachtemir.

Volgo-Kaspijski belongs to the Kamysjak Rajon and is about 15 km to the northwest from its administrative center Kamysjak .

history

The place was created during the German-Soviet War in connection with the construction of a repair shipyard , which went into operation in 1943. It was initially called Sudoremsawod , the short form of sudoremontny zavod , Russian for 'ship repair yard' (literally - 'factory' ). In 1966 the place received the status of an urban-type settlement under its current name, which corresponds to the name of the shipyard, Volgo-Kaspijski sudoremontny zavod , so Volga- Caspian ship repair plant .

Population development

year	Residents
1970	2897
1979	2961
1989	3088
2002	2674
2010	2581

Note: census data

Economy and Infrastructure

The building company is the Volga-Caspian Ship Repair Plant (Wolgo-Kaspijski sudoremontny sawod) , today an open joint stock company (OAO).

Volgo-Kaspijski can only be reached by road using a car ferry from the left bank of the Old Volga, to which a road from Astrakhan leads.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)
2. ^ Website of the OAO Volgo-Kaspijski sudoremontny zavod (Russian)