Dubovka, Dubovsky District, Volgograd Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Dubovka.

Dubovka (Russian: Дубо́вка) is a town and the administrative center of Dubovsky District in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, 52 kilometers (32 mi) northeast of Volgograd, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 14,347 (2010 Census);^[3] 15,083 (2002 Census);^[7] 13,668 (1989 Soviet census).^[8]

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Town[1]
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Location of Dubovka
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Coordinates: 49°03′N 44°50′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Volgograd Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Dubovsky District[1]
Town of district significance	Dubovka[2]
Founded	1732
Town status since	1803
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	14,347
Administrative status
• Capital of	Dubovsky District,[1] town of district significance of Dubovka[2]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Dubovsky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Dubovka Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Dubovsky Municipal District,[4] Dubovka Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	404002
OKTMO ID	18608101001

History

It was founded in 1732 as a fort of the same name.^{[citation needed]} It had been home to the Volga Cossacks since 1734. It was granted town status in 1803.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Dubovka serves as the administrative center of Dubovsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Dubovsky District as the town of district significance of Dubovka.^[2] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Dubovka is incorporated within Dubovsky Municipal District as Dubovka Urban Settlement.^[4]