Volgograd
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.svg) Location of Volgograd Oblast in Russia |
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| Anthem | none |
| City Day | Second Sunday of September |
| Administrative status (as of February 2010) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Volgograd Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | city of oblast significance of Volgograd |
| Administrative center of | Volgograd Oblast, city of oblast significance of Volgograd |
| Municipal status (as of March 2010) | |
| Urban okrug | Volgograd Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Volgograd Urban Okrug |
| Head | Alexander Chunakov |
| Representative body | City Duma |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 1,021,215 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 12th |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1589 |
| City status since | the end of the 18th century |
| Previous names |
Tsaritsyn (until 1925), Stalingrad (until 1961) |
| Postal code(s) | 400000–400002, 400005–400012, 400015–400017, 400019–400023, 400026, 400029, 400031–400034, 400036, 400038–400040, 400042, 400046, 400048–400055, 400057–400059, 400062–400067, 400069, 400071–400076, 400078–400082, 400084, 400086–400089, 400093, 400094, 400096–400098, 400105, 400107, 400108, 400110–400112, 400117, 400119–400125, 400127, 400131, 400136–400138, 400700, 400880, 400890, 400899, 400921–400942, 400960–400965, 400967, 400970–400979, 400990–400993 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 8442 |
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Volgograd (Russian: Волгогра́д; IPA: [vəlɡɐˈɡrat]), formerly Tsaritsyn (Russian: 
Цари́цын ), 1589–1925, and Stalingrad (Russian: Сталингра́д ), 1925–1961, is an important industrial city and the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. It is 80 kilometers (50 mi) long, north to south and is situated on the western bank of the Volga River, after which the city was named. Population: 1,021,215 (2010 Census);1,011,417 (2002 Census);1,022,578 (1989 Census).
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