Saratov Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Saratov (English) Саратов (Russian)
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Top upper left:Holy Trinity Cathedral in Saratov Museum Square, Top lower left:Saratov Administration Office, Top right:Saratov Conservatory, Middle left:Saratovskaya Orthodox Theological Seminary, Middle right:Schmidt Mill, Bottom:A twilight view of Saratov Engels Bridge and Volga River

Coat of arms	Flag
Anthem	none
Administrative status (as of 2014)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Saratov Oblast
Administratively subordinated to	city of oblast significance of Saratov
Municipal status (as of December 2004)
Urban okrug	Saratov Urban Okrug
Head	Mikhail Isayev
Representative body	City Duma
Statistics
Population (2010 Census, preliminary)	837,900 inhabitants
- Rank in 2010	16th
Population (January 2015 est.)	842,097 inhabitants
Time zone	MSK (UTC+04:00)
Founded	ca. 1590
City status since	1708
Postal code(s)	410000–410005, 410007–410010, 410012, 410015, 410017–410019, 410022, 410023, 410025, 410028–410031, 410033–410042, 410047–410056, 410059, 410060, 410062–410065, 410068, 410069, 410071, 410074, 410076, 410078, 410080, 410082, 410086, 410700, 410880, 410890, 410899, 410960–410965, 410999
Dialing code(s)	+7 8452

Saratov (Russian: Саратов), is a city and a major port on the Volga River upstream (north) of Volgograd. It was founded in the year 1590. Saratov had a population of 827,000 in 2010. It is the administrative center of Saratov Oblast.