Arkadak () is a

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and the

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Arkadaksky District Arkadaksky District () is an administrativeCharter of Saratov Oblast and municipalLaw #78-ZSO district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Saratov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is .ZAO TrolzaSara ...

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, located on the

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near its

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with the

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, west of

Saratov Saratov ( , ; , ) is the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and administrative center of Saratov Oblast, Russia, and a major port on the Volga River. Saratov had a population of 901,361, making it the List of cities and tow ...

, the administrative center of the

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. Population:

History

It was founded in 1721.

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status was granted to it in 1939; town status was granted in 1963.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Arkadak serves as the

, to which it is directly subordinated.Law #78-ZSO stipulates that the borders of the administrative districts are identical to the borders of the municipal districts. The Law #109-ZSO, which describes the borders and the composition of Arkadaksky Municipal District, lists the town of Arkadak as a part of that municipal district. The Law #21-ZSO does not enumerate any administrative division types below the district level. As a municipal division, the

of Arkadak, together with one

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(the settlement of Krasny), is incorporated within Arkadaksky Municipal District as Arkadak Urban Settlement.Law #109-ZSO

Culture

The town is home to the Arkadak Museum of local history, which was established in 1968.

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External links

Official website of Arkadak

Directory of organizations in Arkadak
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