Novouzensk (Russian: Новоузенск; IPA: [nəvəʊˈzʲɛnsk]) is a town and the administrative center of Novouzensky District of Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Bolshoy Uzen River at its confluence with the Chertanly River, 202 kilometers (126 mi) southeast of Saratov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 17,011 (2010 Census); 16,881 (2002 Census); 16,589 (1989 Census).