Leninsk, Volgograd Oblast

Leninsk
Ленинск
Location of Leninsk
Leninsk
Location of Leninsk
Leninsk
Leninsk (Volgograd Oblast)
Coordinates: 48°42′N 45°13′E / 48.700°N 45.217°E / 48.700; 45.217
CountryRussia
Federal subjectVolgograd Oblast
Administrative districtLeninsky District
Town of district significanceLeninsk
Founded1802
Town status since1963
Elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
  Total
15,504
  Capital ofLeninsky District, town of district significance of Leninsk
  Municipal districtLeninsky Municipal District
  Urban settlementLeninsk Urban Settlement
  Capital ofLeninsky Municipal District, Leninsk Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code(s)
404620
OKTMO ID18630101001
Websitewww.leninsk34.ru

Leninsk (Russian: Ле́нинск) is a town and the administrative center of Leninsky District in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Akhtuba River, 78 kilometers (48 mi) east of Volgograd, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 15,504(2010 Census); 14,866(2002 Census); 13,110(1989 Soviet census). The town was named after Vladimir Lenin.