Vinny, Astrakhan Oblast

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Vinny
Винный
Settlement
Pryamaya Kartuba river in Vinny
Pryamaya Kartuba river in Vinny
Vinny is located in Astrakhan Oblast
Vinny
Vinny
Vinny is located in Russia
Vinny
Vinny
Coordinates: 46°28′N 48°16′E / 46.467°N 48.267°E / 46.467; 48.267[1]
CountryRussia
RegionAstrakhan Oblast
DistrictVolodarsky District
Government
 • MayorSaule Karabalaeva
Population
 (2017)
 • Total756
Time zoneUTC+4:00 (Astrakhan Time)
Postal code
416174

Vinny (Russian: Винный) is a rural locality (a settlement) Volodarsky District, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia and the seat of the eponymous municipality. It is a majority-minority town primarily inhabited by ethnic Kazakhs.

History[edit]

First mentions of Vinny date back to around 1918.[2]

Infrastructure[edit]

Vinny is served by a public school, library, community center, post office and a few grocery stores. It is located immediately to the east of the highway connecting the city of Astrakhan with the Kazakhstan–Russia border.

Demographics[edit]

The population was 753 as of 2010.[3]

Ethnic composition[edit]

Ethnicity Number[4] Percentage
Kazakhs 473 62,6%
Russians 224 29,6%
Belarusians 5 0,7%
Tatars 4 0,5%
Kyrgyzs 3 0,4%
Uzbeks 3 0,4%
Not stated 44 5,8%
Total 756 100%

Geography[edit]

Vinny is located 29 km northwest of Volodarsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Vorobyovsky is the nearest rural locality.[5]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Карта поселка Винный в Астраханской области
  2. ^ "Памятник землякам-винновцам, погибшим в ВОВ". Патриотические проекты ОНФ. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  3. ^ Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. 1. Численность и размещение населения Астраханской области
  4. ^ Bespyatov T. "Astrakhan Oblast (2010)". Population statistics of Eastern Europe & former USSR. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  5. ^ Расстояние от Винного до Володарского