Saraktashsky District (Russian: Саракташский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the thirty-five in Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,600 square kilometers (1,400 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Saraktash.[2] Population: 40,145 (2010 Census);[4] 42,307 (2002 Census);[8] 40,887 (1989 Soviet census).[9] The population of Saraktash accounts for 42.9% of the total district's population.[4]
Saraktashsky District
Саракташский район | |
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Coordinates: 51°54′N 56°24′E / 51.900°N 56.400°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Orenburg Oblast[1] |
Established | 4 January 1931 |
Administrative center | Saraktash[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 3,600 km2 (1,400 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 40,145 |
• Estimate (2018)[5] | 39,106 (−2.6%) |
• Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 19 Selsoviets, 1 Settlement councils |
• Inhabited localities[2] | 77 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Saraktashsky Municipal District[6] |
• Municipal divisions[6] | 0 urban settlements, 19 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2 [7]) |
OKTMO ID | 53641000 |
Website | http://www.area-sar.ru |