Atkarsky District

District in Saratov Oblast, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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]

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Atkarsky District
Аткарский район
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The Medveditsa River near the selo of Ozernoye in Atkarsky District
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Location of Atkarsky District in Saratov Oblast
Coordinates: 51°52′N 45°00′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSaratov Oblast[1]
Established23 July 1928
Administrative centerAtkarsk[2]
Area
  Total
2,700 km2 (1,000 sq mi)
Population
  Total
16,550
  Density6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities[2]66 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asAtkarsky Municipal District[5]
  Municipal divisions[6]1 urban settlements, 11 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK+1 [7])
OKTMO ID63604000
Websitehttp://www.proatkarsk.ru/
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Administrative and municipal status

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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