Nikolayevsk
| Nikolayevsk (English) Николаевск (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Volgograd Oblast in Russia |
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| Administrative status (as of 2012) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Volgograd Oblast |
| Administrative district | Nikolayevsky District |
| Town of district significance | Nikolayevsk |
| Administrative center of | Nikolayevsky District, town of district significance of Nikolayevsk |
| Municipal status (as of May 2013) | |
| Municipal district | Nikolayevsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Nikolayevsk Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Nikolayevsky Municipal District, Nikolayevsk Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 15,075 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1747 |
| Town status since | 1967 |
| Previous names |
Dmitriyev (until 1794), Nikolayevskaya sloboda (until 1967) |
Nikolayevsk (Russian: Никола́евск) is a town and the administrative center of Nikolayevsky District in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the left (eastern) shore of the Volga River. Population: 15,075 (2010 Census);16,125 (2002 Census);16,469 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1747 as the khutor of Dmitriyev (Дмитриев), which was reorganized into a sloboda in 1794 and renamed Nikolayevskaya sloboda (Николаевская слобода). It was granted town status and renamed Nikolayevsk in 1967.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Nikolayevsk serves as the administrative center of Nikolayevsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Nikolayevsky District as the town of district significance of Nikolayevsk. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Nikolayevsk is incorporated within Nikolayevsky Municipal District as Nikolayevsk Urban Settlement.
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