Satkinsky District

Satkinsky District (Russian: Са́ткинский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.^[1] It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,397 square kilometers (925 sq mi).^{[citation needed]} Its administrative center is the town of Satka.^[1] Population (excluding the administrative center): 39,371 (2010 Census);^[2] 42,443 (2002 Census);^[5] 46,271 (1989 Soviet census).^[6]

Satkinsky District Саткинский район
District
Zyuratkul National Park, Satkinsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Satkinsky District in Chelyabinsk Oblast
Coordinates: 55°03′N 59°03′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Chelyabinsk Oblast[1]
Administrative center	Satka[1]
Area
• Total	2,397 km2 (925 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	39,371
• Density	16/km2 (43/sq mi)
• Urban	89.1%
• Rural	10.9%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	2 Towns, 3 Work settlements, 2 Selsoviets
• Inhabited localities[1]	2 cities/towns, 3 Urban-type settlements[3], 29 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Satkinsky Municipal District[1]
• Municipal divisions[1]	5 urban settlements, 2 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [4])
OKTMO ID	75649000
Website	http://www.satadmin.ru/

Geography

Nurgush is a 50 kilometres (31 mi) long mountain range, part of the Southern Urals, located in the district by the Zyuratkul lake. It has the highest point of Chelyabinsk Oblast, reaching 1,406 metres (4,613 ft) above sea level.^[7]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it has a status of a town with territorial district—a unit equal in status to administrative districts—the full name of which is The Town of Satka and Satkinsky District (город Сатка и Саткинский район). As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Satkinsky Municipal District.^[1]

References

Notes

1. Resolution #161
2. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
3. The count of urban-type settlements may include the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
4. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
5. Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
6. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
7. Bolshoi Nurgush - Peak Visor

Sources

• Законодательное Собрание Челябинской области. Постановление №161 от 25 мая 2006 г. «Об утверждении перечня муниципальных образований (административно-территориальных единиц) Челябинской области и населённых пунктов, входящих в их состав», в ред. Постановления №2255 от 23 октября 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в перечень муниципальных образований (административно-территориальных единиц) Челябинской области и населённых пунктов, входящих в их состав». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Южноуральская панорама", №111–112, 14 июня 2006 г. (Legislative Assembly of Chelyabinsk Oblast. Resolution #161 of November 25, 2006 On Adoption of the Registry of the Municipal Formations (Administrative-Territorial Units) of Chelyabinsk Oblast and of the Inhabited Localities They Comprise, as amended by the Resolution #2255 of October 23, 2014 On Amending the Registry of the Municipal Formations (Administrative-Territorial Units) of Chelyabinsk Oblast and of the Inhabited Localities They Comprise. Effective as of the official publication date.).