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Coordinates: 57°29′N 42°09′E / 57.483, 42.15
Zavolzhsk (Russian: Заво́лжск) is a town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. It is one of the towns of the Golden Ring and is situated on the left bank of the Volga River (i.e., in Transvolga), opposite Kineshma. The town is located about 200 km downstream of Kostroma, 113 km north-east of Ivanovo. Population: 13,455 (2002 Census);[1] 16,530 (1989 Census).[2] It is the administrative center of Zavolzhsky District.
It was established in 1934 as an urban-type settlement of Zavolzhye, conglomerated from several industrial settlements. It received the town status and renamed to the present name on October 4, 1954.
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- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). 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) (Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
- ^ 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.) (Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics (1989). Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
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