Petrovsk, Saratov Oblast

Petrovsk
Петровск
Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
Location of Petrovsk
Petrovsk
Location of Petrovsk
Petrovsk
Petrovsk (Saratov Oblast)
Coordinates: 52°19′N 45°23′E / 52.317°N 45.383°E / 52.317; 45.383
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSaratov Oblast
Founded1698
Town status since1780
Elevation
180 m (590 ft)
Population
  Total
31,160
  Subordinated toPetrovsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction
  Capital ofPetrovsky District, Petrovsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction
  Municipal districtPetrovsky Municipal District
  Urban settlementPetrovsk Urban Settlement
  Capital ofPetrovsky Municipal District, Petrovsk Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK+1 )
Postal code(s)
412540–412545
Dialing code(s)+7 84555
OKTMO ID63635101001
Websitepetrovsk64.ru

Petrovsk (/pɪˈtrɒfsk/; Russian: Петровск [pʲɪˈtrofsk]) is a town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the Medveditsa River (left tributary of the Don) 104 kilometers (65 mi) northwest of Saratov, the administrative center of the oblast. It had a population of 31,160(2010 Census); 33,956(2002 Census); 34,778(1989 Soviet census).