Astrakhan metropolitan area
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| Coordinates: 46°20′51″N 48°01′48″E / 46.3476°N 48.0301°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Region | Astrakhan Oblast |
| Population | 810,763[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+4:00 |
The Astrakhan metropolitan area (Russian: Астраханская агломерация) is a metropolitan area in the Volga Delta area of Astrakhan Oblast, Russia centered around its capital city, Astrakhan.
It is one of the most multicultural urban areas in the country. The three largest ethnic communities are Russians (58.9%), Kazakhs (14.3%) and Tatars (7.3%).[2] Various Dagestani peoples make up a few more percent. Smaller but significant communities include Armenians, Ukrainians, Chechens, Jews and the Roma.[citation needed]
- ^ This figure includes the entire population of Astrakhan City and the six adjacent districts fully or partly included in the agglomeration by the Ministry of Transport.
- ^ These figures account for the combined populated of Astrakhan City and the six adjacent districts. Ethnic composition data taken from Tim Bespyatov. "Astrakhan Oblast (2002)". Population statistics of Eastern Europe & former USSR. Retrieved 2020-08-05.