Akhtubinsk is a town and the administrative center of Akhtubinsky District in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Akhtuba River, 292km north of Astrakhan, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 45,542 ; 30,000 .HistoryIt was founded in 1959 by the merger of three settlements: Vladimirovka, Petropavlovskoye, and Akhtuba.Administrative and municipal statusWithin the framework of administrative divisions, Akhtubinsk serves as the administrative center of Akhtubinsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with five rural localities, incorporated within Akhtubinsky District as the town of district significance of Akhtubinsk. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Akhtubinsk is incorporated within Akhtubinsky Municipal District as Akhtubinsk Urban Settlement.