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.
Vinny
Винный | |
|---|---|
Settlement | |
 Pryamaya Kartuba river in Vinny | |
  Vinny  Vinny | |
| Coordinates: 46°28′N 48°16′E / 46.467°N 48.267°E[1] | |
| Country | Russia |
| Region | Astrakhan Oblast |
| District | Volodarsky District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Saule Karabalaeva |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 756 |
| Time zone | UTC+4:00 (Astrakhan Time) |
| Postal code | 416174 |
History edit
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]
Gallery edit
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Lesnaya Street in Vinny -
Abandoned power station by the river -
Old cemetery on the Shaytan-Tyube hill -
Cows in the former kolkhoz fields
References edit
- ^ Карта поселка Винный в Астраханской области
- ^ "Памятник землякам-винновцам, погибшим в ВОВ". Патриотические проекты ОНФ. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. 1. Численность и размещение населения Астраханской области
- ^ Bespyatov T. "Astrakhan Oblast (2010)". Population statistics of Eastern Europe & former USSR. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ Расстояние от Винного до Володарского
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