Akhtubinsk (russian: Ахту́бинск) is a
town and the
administrative center of
Akhtubinsky District
Akhtubinsky District (russian: Ахту́бинский райо́н; kk, Ақтөбе ауданы, ) is an administrativeLaw #67/2006-OZ and municipalLaw #43/2004-OZ district (raion), one of the eleven in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. It is located ...
in
Astrakhan Oblast
Astrakhan Oblast (russian: Астраха́нская о́бласть, ''Astrakhanskaya oblast'', , ''Astrakhan oblysy'') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast) located in southern Russia. Its administrative center ...
,
Russia, located on the left bank of the
Akhtuba River (a
tributary of the
Volga), north of
Astrakhan, the administrative center of the
oblast. Population: 45,542 (
2002 Census);
30,000 (1968).
History
It was founded in 1959
by the merger of three settlements: Vladimirovka, Petropavlovskoye, and Akhtuba.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Akhtubinsk serves as the
administrative center of
Akhtubinsky District
Akhtubinsky District (russian: Ахту́бинский райо́н; kk, Ақтөбе ауданы, ) is an administrativeLaw #67/2006-OZ and municipalLaw #43/2004-OZ district (raion), one of the eleven in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. It is located ...
.
[Law #67/2006-OZ] As an administrative division, it is, together with five
rural localities
In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are des ...
, incorporated within Akhtubinsky District as the
town of district significance of Akhtubinsk.
As a
municipal division, the town of district significance of Akhtubinsk is incorporated within Akhtubinsky Municipal District as Akhtubinsk Urban Settlement.
[Law #43/2004-OZ]
Economy
The major enterprises in the town include a shipbuilding and repair plant, a milk factory, a meat factory, a bakery, and a mineral water plant.
Akhtubinsk is the transfer point for
Bassol, the industrial complex which extracts salt from
Lake Baskunchak.
Transportation
The
Volgograd–
Astrakhan road passes through Akhtubinsk.
*
Vladimirovka and
Akhtuba railway stations on the Volgograd-
Verkhny Baskunchak
Verkhny Baskunchak (russian: Верхний Баскунчак) is an urban-type settlement in Akhtubinsky District of Astrakhan Oblast, Russia
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railway branch
*Vladimirovskaya Quay terminal
*a cargo port on the Akhtuba River
*a military airbase (
Akhtubinsk (air base)
Akhtubinsk is a Russian Air Force base located near Akhtubinsk, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia.
The base is home to the 929th State Flight Test Centre named for V. P. Chkalov.
The then-State Red Banner GK Scientific Research Institute VVS was moved to ...
)
Military
A state flight testing center known as
Valery Chkalov 929 GLITs MO RF is located in Akhtubinsk. The Groshevo (Vladimirovka) military testing range is located to the north of Akhtubinsk.
In 2012 construction of a site for flight test operations began, including new runway specifically designed to accommodate flight testing of the
Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighter currently under development.
References
Sources
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External links
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Official website of AkhtubinskDirectory of organizations in Akhtubinsk
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Cities and towns in Astrakhan Oblast
Populated places established in 1959