Vinny, Astrakhan Oblast

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[1]
CountryRussia
RegionAstrakhan Oblast
DistrictVolodarsky District
Government
 • MayorSaule Karabalaeva
Population
 (2017)
 • Total756
Time zoneUTC+4:00 (Astrakhan Time)
Postal code
416174

History

First mentions of Vinny date back to around 1918.[2]

Infrastructure

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

The population was 753 as of 2010.[3]

Ethnic composition
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%
  • Lesnaya Street in Vinny
  • Abandoned power station by the river
  • Old cemetery on the Shaytan-Tyube hill
  • Cows in the former kolkhoz fields

References
  1. Карта поселка Винный в Астраханской области
  2. "Памятник землякам-винновцам, погибшим в ВОВ". Патриотические проекты ОНФ. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  3. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. 1. Численность и размещение населения Астраханской области
  4. Bespyatov T. "Astrakhan Oblast (2010)". Population statistics of Eastern Europe & former USSR. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
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