En Name: | Kamyzyak |
Ru Name: | Камызяк |
Coordinates: | 46.1167°N 53°W |
Map Label Position: | bottom |
Image Coa: | Coat_of_Kamyzyak.png |
Federal Subject: | Astrakhan Oblast |
Adm District Jur: | Kamyzyaksky District |
Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Kamyzyak |
Adm Selsoviet Type: | Town of district significance |
Adm Ctr Of1: | Kamyzyaksky District |
Adm Ctr Of2: | town of district significance of Kamyzyak |
Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
Mun District Jur: | Kamyzyaksky Municipal District |
Urban Settlement Jur: | Kamyzyak Urban Settlement |
Mun Admctr Of1: | Kamyzyaksky Municipal District |
Mun Admctr Of2: | Kamyzyak Urban Settlement |
Pop 2010Census: | 16314 |
Established Date: | 1560 |
Current Cat Date: | February 2, 1973 |
Website: | http://xn--80aohci4g3a.com/ |
Kamyzyak (Russian: Камызя́к; Kazakh: Құмөзек, Qumózek) is a town and the administrative center of Kamyzyaksky District in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia, located on the Kamyzyak River (a branch in the delta of the Volga), 27km (17miles) south of Astrakhan, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
Kamyzyak was founded around 1560 as a fishing village along the Volga.[1] It was granted town status on February 2, 1973.[1]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kamyzyak serves as the administrative center of Kamyzyaksky District.[2] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Kamyzyaksky District as the town of district significance of Kamyzyak. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Kamyzyak is incorporated within Kamyzyaksky Municipal District as Kamyzyak Urban Settlement.[3]