Volkhov

For other uses, see Volkhov (disambiguation).
Volkhov
Волхов
Town[1]
In Volkhov
In Volkhov
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Flag
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Coat of arms
Location of Volkhov
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Volkhov is located in Russia
Volkhov
Volkhov
Location of Volkhov
Volkhov is located in Leningrad Oblast
Volkhov
Volkhov
Volkhov (Leningrad Oblast)
Coordinates: 59°55′N 32°18′E / 59.917°N 32.300°E / 59.917; 32.300
CountryRussia
Federal subjectLeningrad Oblast[1]
Administrative districtVolkhovsky District[1]
Settlement municipal formationVolkhovskoye Settlement Municipal Formation[1]
FoundedBeginning of
the 20th century[2]
Town status sinceDecember 27, 1933[3]
Elevation
33 m (108 ft)
 • Capital ofVolkhovsky District,[1] Volkhovskoye Settlement Municipal Formation[1]
 • Municipal districtVolkhovsky Municipal District[4]
 • Urban settlementVolkhovskoye Urban Settlement[4]
 • Capital ofVolkhovsky Municipal District,[4] Volkhovskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
187401–187404, 187406, 187409
Dialing code(s)+7 81363
OKTMO ID41609101001

Volkhov (Russian: Во́лхов) is an industrial town and the administrative center of Volkhovsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the river Volkhov 122 kilometers (76 mi) east of St. Petersburg. Population: 47,182 (2010 Census);[7] 46,596 (2002 Census);[8] 50,325 (1989 Soviet census).[9]

It was previously known as Zvanka (until December 27, 1933),[3] Volkhovstroy (until April 11, 1940).[3]

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  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
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  8. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  9. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.