En Name: | Dubovka |
Ru Name: | Дубовка |
Coordinates: | 49.05°N 94°W |
Map Label Position: | right |
Image Coa: | Dubovka coat of arms (Volgograd region).png |
Federal Subject: | Volgograd Oblast |
Adm District Jur: | Dubovsky District |
Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Dubovka |
Adm Selsoviet Type: | Town of district significance |
Adm Ctr Of1: | Dubovsky District |
Adm Ctr Of2: | town of district significance of Dubovka |
Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
Mun District Jur: | Dubovsky Municipal District |
Urban Settlement Jur: | Dubovka Urban Settlement |
Mun Admctr Of1: | Dubovsky Municipal District |
Mun Admctr Of2: | Dubovka Urban Settlement |
Pop 2010Census: | 14347 |
Established Date: | 1732 |
Current Cat Date: | 1803 |
Dubovka (Russian: Дубо́вка) is a town and the administrative center of Dubovsky District in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, 52km (32miles) northeast of Volgograd, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
It was founded in 1732 as a fort of the same name. It had been home to the Volga Cossacks since 1734. It was granted town status in 1803.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Dubovka serves as the administrative center of Dubovsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Dubovsky District as the town of district significance of Dubovka. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Dubovka is incorporated within Dubovsky Municipal District as Dubovka Urban Settlement.[1]