Volzhsk Explained

En Name:Volzhsk
Ru Name:Волжск
Loc Name1:Юлсер-Ола
Loc Lang1:Mari
Coordinates:55.8703°N 48.3561°W
Map Label Position:right
Image Coa:Coat of Volzhsk (Mariy El).jpg
Federal Subject:Mari El Republic
Adm City Jur:town of republic significance of Volzhsk
Adm Ctr Of1:town of republic significance of Volzhsk
Adm Ctr Of2:Volzhsky District
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Urban Okrug Jur:Volzhsk Urban Okrug
Mun Admctr Of:Volzhsk Urban Okrug
Pop 2010Census:55659
Pop 2010Census Rank:296th

Volzhsk (Russian: Волжск; Mari: Юлсер-Ола, Julser-Ola) is a town in the Mari El Republic, Russia, located near the Mari El–Tatarstan border and a part of the Kazan metropolitan area. Population:

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Volzhsk serves as the administrative center of Volzhsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of republic significance of Volzhsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[2] As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Volzhsk is incorporated as Volzhsk Urban Okrug.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Resolution #9
  2. Law #22-Z
  3. Law #15-Z