Azov

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Azov

Total population

81,924

Coordinates47.11°, 39.43°

Demographic figures from Rosstat. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Azov, previously known as Azak , is a town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, situated on the Don River just 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) from the Sea of Azov, which derives its name from the town. The population is 81,924 in the 2021 census, 82,937 in the 2010 census, 82,090 in the 2002 census, and 80,297 in the 1989 Soviet census.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

T

Tamara Bykova

Soviet high jumper

I

Irina Korzhanenko

Russian athletics competitor

Yuri Kovtun

Russian footballer and manager

N

Nikolai Yakovenko

Russian Olympic wrestler (1941–2006)

Rudolf Samoylovich

Soviet polar explorer (1881–1939)

S

Stanislas Syrewicz

Polish composer

Gueorgui Petrovitch Serdutchenko

Sergey Bezdolniy

D

Dmitry Bugayenko

Alfred Wiłkomirski

Polish violinist and pedagogue (1873–1950)

A

Aleksandr Irkhin

Russian footballer (1954-2019)

N

Nikolay Karpenko

Russian scientist

V

Vladimir Kotov

Ivan Ivanovich Krylov

Russian painter (1860-1936)

Aleksandr Lokerman

Ivan Lysenko

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Rostov Oblast

• Chaltyr'
  12.2 mi away · pop. 15,334
• Bataysk
  15 mi away · pop. 124,987
• Rostov-on-Don
  15.7 mi away · pop. 1,135,968
• Samarskoye
  17.4 mi away · pop. 10,530
• Aksay
  23.1 mi away · pop. 44,828
• Taganrog
  24.4 mi away · pop. 245,120
• Pokrovskoye
  32.3 mi away · pop. 12,369
• Rodionovo-Nesvetayskaya
  36.8 mi away · pop. 6,439
• Novocherkassk
  37.8 mi away · pop. 163,674
• Krivyanskaya
  39.8 mi away · pop. 10,612
• Matveyev Kurgan
  41 mi away · pop. 15,590
• Zernograd
  45.7 mi away · pop. 24,657

Browse all places in Rostov Oblast →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Azov

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Seen 2026-09-13

Cotton Bollworm Moth

Helicoverpa armigera

Seen 2026-08-23

Cardinal Butterfly

Argynnis pandora

Seen 2026-08-22

Eurasian Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Seen 2026-08-20

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Seen 2026-08-16

Bluethroat

Luscinia svecica

Seen 2026-08-16

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Seen 2026-08-02

Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

Seen 2026-07-22

Western Marsh Harrier

Circus aeruginosus

Seen 2026-07-22

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).