Atkarsk (russian: Атка́рск) is a

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Saratov Oblast Saratov Oblast (russian: Сара́товская о́бласть, ''Saratovskaya oblast'') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the Volga Federal District. Its administrative center is the types of ...

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, located at the

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of the Atkara and Medveditsa Rivers, northwest of

Saratov Saratov (, ; rus, Сара́тов, a=Ru-Saratov.ogg, p=sɐˈratəf) is the largest city and administrative center of Saratov Oblast, Russia, and a major port on the Volga River upstream (north) of Volgograd. Saratov had a population of 901,36 ...

, the

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of the

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. Population:

History

It was founded in place of a

Tatar The Tatars ()Tatar
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settlement at the mouth of the Atkara River. Town status was granted to it in 1781.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Atkarsk serves as the

Atkarsky District Atkarsky District (russian: Атка́рский райо́н) is an administrativeCharter of Saratov Oblast and municipalLaw #78-ZSO district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Saratov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast ...

, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Atkarsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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. As a municipal division, Atkarsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated within Atkarsky Municipal District as Atkarsk Urban Settlement.Law #99-ZSO

Notable people

Russian pop singer

Valeriya Valeriya (russian: Валерия) is a stage name of Alla Yurievna Perfilova (russian: Алла Юрьевна Перфилова, born April 17, 1968 in Atkarsk), a Russian singer and fashion model. Valeriya, who is a recipient of the titles Pe ...

was born here in 1968.

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External links

Official website of Atkarsk

Directory of organizations in Atkarsk
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Saratov Oblast Atkarsky Uyezd