Novouzensk is a town and the administrative center of Novouzensky District

Novouzensky District

Novouzensky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 38 in Saratov Oblast, Russia....

 of Saratov Oblast

Saratov Oblast

Saratov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , located in the Volga Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Saratov. Population: -Demographics:Population:...

, Russia

Russia

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, located on the left bank of the Bolshoy Uzen River

Bolshoy Uzen River

Bolshoy Uzen is a river in Saratov Oblast of Russia and West Kazakhstan Province of Kazakhstan. It is 650 km in length, with a drainage basin of 15 600 km²....

 at its confluence

Confluence

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 with the Chertanly River, 202 kilometres (125.5 mi) southeast of Saratov

Saratov

-Modern Saratov:The Saratov region is highly industrialized, due in part to the rich in natural and industrial resources of the area. The region is also one of the more important and largest cultural and scientific centres in Russia...

. Population:

In 1760, the village of Chertanla was founded by the Old Believers

Old Believers

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. It grew and was granted town status and renamed Novy Uzen in 1835. It was later renamed Novouzensk.

Novouzensk is a center of grain-producing region.