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Frolovo

Frolovo (English)
Фролово (Russian)
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Frolovo railway and bus station
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Location of Volgograd Oblast in Russia
Frolovo is located in Volgograd Oblast
Frolovo
Frolovo
Location of Frolovo in Volgograd Oblast
Coordinates: 49°46′N 43°40′E / 49.767°N 43.667°E / 49.767; 43.667Coordinates: 49°46′N 43°40′E / 49.767°N 43.667°E / 49.767; 43.667
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Coat of arms
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Administrative status (as of June 2014)
Country Russia
Federal subject Volgograd Oblast
Administratively subordinated to town of oblast significance of Frolovo
Administrative center of Frolovsky District, town of oblast significance of Frolovo
Municipal status (as of December 2004)
Urban okrug Frolovo Urban Okrug
Administrative center of Frolovo Urban Okrug
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 39,449 inhabitants
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded 1868
Town status since 1936
Postal code(s) 403530–403536, 403538, 403540, 403541
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Frolovo (Russian: Фро́лово) is a town in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the Archeda River (Don's basin), 148 kilometers (92 mi) north of Volgograd, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 39,449 (2010 Census);41,132 (2002 Census);41,680 (1989 Census).

It was founded in 1868 as a settlement servicing the construction of the GryaziPovorinoTsaritsyn railroad. It was granted town status in 1936.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Frolovo serves as the administrative center of Frolovsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Frolovo—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Frolovo is incorporated as Frolovo Urban Okrug.


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