Saratov

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Saratov Саратов
City[1]
Top upper left: Pokrovskaya Church (Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos) in Saratov, Top lower left: Saratov Administration Office, Top right: Saratov Conservatory, Middle left: Saratov Orthodox Theological Seminary, Middle right: Schmidt Mill, Bottom: A twilight view of Saratov Engels Bridge and Volga River
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Saratov
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Coordinates: 51°32′N 46°01′E / 51.533°N 46.017°E / 51.533; 46.017
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Saratov Oblast[1]
Founded	ca. 1590[2]
City status since	1708[2]
Government
• Body	City Duma[3]
• Head[3]	Mikhail Isayev[4]
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[5]
• Total	837,900
• Estimate  (2018)[6]	844,858 (+0.8%)
• Rank	16th in 2010
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	city of oblast significance of Saratov[7][8]
• Capital of	Saratov Oblast,[1] Saratovsky District[8]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Saratov Urban Okrug[9]
• Capital of	Saratov Urban Okrug,[9] Saratovsky Municipal District[10]
Time zone	UTC+4 (MSK+1 [11])
Postal code(s)[12]	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
OKTMO ID	63701000001
Website	www.saratovmer.ru

Saratov (UK: /səˈrɑːtɒf/ sə-RAH-tof,^[15] US: /-təf/ -⁠təf;^[16][17] Russian: Саратов, pronounced [sɐˈratəf] ^ⓘ) is the largest city and administrative center of Saratov Oblast, Russia, and a major port on the Volga River. As of the 2021 Census,^[update] Saratov had a population of 901,361, making it the 17th-largest city in Russia by population. Saratov is 389 kilometres (242 mi) north of Volgograd, 442 kilometres (275 mi) south Samara, and 858 kilometres (533 mi) southeast of Moscow.

The city stands near the site of Uvek, a city of the Golden Horde. Tsar Feodor I of Russia likely developed Saratov as a fortress to secure Russia's southeastern border. Saratov developed as a shipping port along the Volga and was historically important to the Volga Germans, who settled in large numbers in the city before they were expelled before and during World War II.

Saratov is home to a number of cultural and educational institutions, including the Saratov Drama Theater, Saratov Conservatory, Radishchev Art Museum, Saratov State Technical University, and Saratov State University.