The administrative centre and largest city of Volgograd Oblast in southern Russia, on the western bank of the Volga River, known successively as Tsaritsyn from 1589 to 1925 and as Stalingrad from 1925 to 1961 before taking its current name. With slightly over one million residents it is the 16th-largest city in Russia, the third-largest in the Southern Federal District, and the fourth-largest along the Volga.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) In the Other Atlases
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Found There
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1. Volgograd (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, Population
Population (2021 Census) Total 1,028,036
Infobox, Area
859.35 km2 (331.80 sq mi)
Infobox, Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
History section, founding of Tsaritsyn
documented evidence of Tsaritsyn at the confluence of the Tsaritsa and Volga rivers dates from 1589
Infobox, Coordinates
48.70861 N 44.51472 E
- In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
On Continent: Europe
Volgograd, formerly Tsaritsyn (1589-1925) and Stalingrad (1925-1961), is the administrative centre and largest city of Volgograd Oblast, Russia.
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