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 | |
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Settlement | |
![]() Pryamaya Kartuba river in Vinny | |
![]() ![]() Vinny ![]() ![]() Vinny | |
Coordinates: 46°28′N 48°16′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 |
First mentions of Vinny date back to around 1918.[2]
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.
The population was 753 as of 2010.[3]
Ethnicity | Number[4] | Percentage |
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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% |
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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