Atkarsk

Atkarsk (English) Аткарск (Russian)
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Atkarsk railway station
Location of Saratov Oblast in Russia
Atkarsk Location of Atkarsk in Saratov Oblast
Coordinates: 51°52′N 45°00′E / 51.867°N 45.000°E / 51.867; 45.000Coordinates: 51°52′N 45°00′E / 51.867°N 45.000°E / 51.867; 45.000

Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of 2013)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Saratov Oblast
Administratively subordinated to	Atkarsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Administrative center of	Atkarsky District, Atkarsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Municipal status (as of April 2014)
Municipal district	Atkarsky Municipal District
Urban settlement	Atkarsk Urban Settlement
Administrative center of	Atkarsky Municipal District, Atkarsk Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	25,624 inhabitants
Time zone	SAMT (UTC+04:00)
Town status since	1781
Postal code(s)	412420, 412421, 412423–412425
Dialing code(s)	+7 84552
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Atkarsk (Russian: Атка́рск) is a town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Atkara and Medveditsa Rivers, 92 kilometers (57 mi) northwest of Saratov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 25,624 (2010 Census);27,907 (2002 Census);28,877 (1989 Census).

It was founded in place of a Tatar settlement at the mouth of the Atkara River. Town status was granted to it in 1781.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Atkarsk serves as the administrative center of Atkarsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Atkarsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Atkarsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated within Atkarsky Municipal District as Atkarsk Urban Settlement.

Russian pop singer Valeriya was born here in 1968.