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District in Saratov Oblast, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Atkarsky District (Russian: Атка́рский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Saratov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,700 square kilometers (1,000 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the town of Atkarsk[2] (which is not administratively a part of the district).[8] Population: 16,550 (2010 Census);[4] 17,915 (2002 Census);[9] 16,994 (1989 Soviet census).[10]
Atkarsky District
Аткарский район | |
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Coordinates: 51°52′N 45°00′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Saratov Oblast[1] |
Established | 23 July 1928 |
Administrative center | Atkarsk[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 2,700 km2 (1,000 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 16,550 |
• Density | 6.1/km2 (16/sq mi) |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Administrative structure | |
• Inhabited localities[2] | 66 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Atkarsky Municipal District[5] |
• Municipal divisions[6] | 1 urban settlements, 11 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+4 (MSK+1 [7]) |
OKTMO ID | 63604000 |
Website | http://www.proatkarsk.ru/ |
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Atkarsky District is one of the thirty-eight in the oblast.[1] The town of Atkarsk serves as its administrative center,[2] despite being incorporated separately as a town under oblast jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[8]
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Atkarsky Municipal District,[5] with Atkarsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction being incorporated within it as Atkarsk Urban Settlement.[6]
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