Vetlyanka

Vetlyanka (Russian: Ветлянка) is a rural locality (a selo) in Vetlyansky Selsoviet of Yenotayevsky District, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. The population was 609 as of 2010.[2] There are 17 streets. It came to international attention as the site of the beginning of the cholera epidemic in the Astrakhan region in November of 1878, which lasted through the following year.[3]

Vetlyanka
Ветлянка
Selo
Vetlyanka is located in Astrakhan Oblast
Vetlyanka
Vetlyanka
Vetlyanka is located in Russia
Vetlyanka
Vetlyanka
Coordinates: 47°38′N 46°37′E[1]
CountryRussia
RegionAstrakhan Oblast
DistrictYenotayevsky District
Time zoneUTC+4:00

Geography

Vetlyanka is located 58 km northwest of Yenotayevka (the district's administrative centre) by road. Prishib is the nearest rural locality.[4]

References

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