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Mikhaylovka, Volgograd Oblast

Mikhaylovka
Михайловка (Russian)
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Serebryakovo railway station in Mikhaylovka
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Location of Volgograd Oblast in Russia
Mikhaylovka is located in Volgograd Oblast
Mikhaylovka
Mikhaylovka
Location of Mikhaylovka in Volgograd Oblast
Coordinates: 50°04′N 43°15′E / 50.067°N 43.250°E / 50.067; 43.250Coordinates: 50°04′N 43°15′E / 50.067°N 43.250°E / 50.067; 43.250
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Administrative status (as of February 2010)
Country Russia
Federal subject Volgograd Oblast
Administratively subordinated to town of oblast significance of Mikhaylovka
Administrative center of Mikhaylovsky District, town of oblast significance of Mikhaylovka
Municipal status (as of June 2008)
Urban okrug Mikhaylovka Urban Okrug
Administrative center of Mikhaylovka Urban Okrug
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 59,132 inhabitants
Rank in 2010 279th
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded 1762
Town status since 1948
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Mikhaylovka (Russian: Миха́йловка) is a town in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Medveditsa River, 210 kilometers (130 mi) northwest of Volgograd. Population: 59,132 (2010 Census);60,034 (2002 Census);58,323 (1989 Census).

It was established in 1762 as a khutor and named for its owner Mikhail Sebryakov. It was granted town status in 1948.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mikhaylovka serves as the administrative center of Mikhaylovsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is, together with one urban-type settlement, incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Mikhaylovka—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, territories of the town of oblast significance of Mikhaylovka and of Mikhaylovsky District are incorporated as Mikhaylovka Urban Okrug.


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