Volgograd

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Volgograd

Total population

1,025,662

Coordinates48.71°, 44.52°

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

Overview

Volgograd, formerly Tsaritsyn (1589–1925) and Stalingrad (1925–1961), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The city lies on the western bank of the Volga, covering an area of 859.4 square kilometres, with a population of slightly over one million residents. Volgograd is the 16th-largest city by population size in Russia, the third-largest city of the Southern Federal District, and the fourth-largest city on the Volga.

Geography

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