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Volgograd, [a] formerly Tsaritsyn [b] (1589–1925) and Stalingrad [c] (1925–1961), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The city lies on the western bank of the Volga , covering an area of 859.4 square kilometres (331.8 square miles), with a population of slightly over one million residents. [ 11 ]
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Major cities located on tributaries of the Volga's tributaries include Moscow, the largest city and capital of Russia, on the Moskva River, a tributary of the Oka River. Kirov is located on the Vyatka River , and Ufa , Sterlitamak and Salavat are located on the Belaya River, both tributaries of the Kama River.
Volgograd Oblast borders with Saratov, Rostov, Astrakhan, and Voronezh Oblasts, as well as with Kalmykia of Russia and with Kazakhstan (West Kazakhstan Region). Most of Volgograd oblast is located in the Pontic–Caspian steppe. The Yergeni hills are located to the southeast. Forests cover 4% of the territory. The major rivers are: The Volga River
Map of Russia with Volgograd Oblast highlighted. This is a list of rural localities in Volgograd Oblast. Volgograd Oblast (Russian: Волгогра́дская о́бласть, Volgogradskaya oblast) is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia, located in the Volga region of Southern Russia. Its administrative center is Volgograd.
It was founded as a settlement around the Surovikino railway station, which opened in 1900. [citation needed] It was granted town status in 1966.[citation needed]On August 23, 2024, Islamic State militants detained at a penal colony in the town seized control of the prison where they were being held, killing four guards and taking others hostage before being shot by responding FSB forces.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian security forces stormed a prison on Friday to free hostages seized by knife-wielding prisoners who identified themselves as Islamic State militants, according to news ...
Volgograd Oblast, Russia: Administrative center: Volgograd: As of 2012: [1] Number of districts (районы) 33 Number of cities/towns (города) 19 Number of urban-type settlements (посёлки городского типа) 17 Number of selsovets (сельсоветы) 448 As of 2002: [2] Number of rural localities