Saratovsky District (Russian: Сара́товский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[7] district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Saratov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,900 square kilometers (730 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the city of Saratov[2] (which is not administratively a part of the district).[10] Population: 48,105 (2010 Census);[4] 46,233 (2002 Census);[11] 45,252 (1989 Soviet census).[12]
Saratovsky District
Саратовский район | |
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Coordinates: 51°33′N 46°00′E / 51.550°N 46.000°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Saratov Oblast[1] |
Established | 23 July 1928 |
Administrative center | Saratov[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,900 km2 (700 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 48,105 |
• Estimate (2018)[5] | 50,319 (+4.6%) |
• Density | 25/km2 (66/sq mi) |
• Urban | 26.4% |
• Rural | 73.6% |
Administrative structure | |
• Inhabited localities[2] | 2 Urban-type settlements[6], 77 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Saratovsky Municipal District[7] |
• Municipal divisions[8] | 2 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+4 (MSK+1 [9]) |
OKTMO ID | 63643000 |
Website | http://saratov.sarmo.ru/ |
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Saratovsky District is one of the thirty-eight in the oblast.[1] The city of Saratov serves as its administrative center,[2] despite being incorporated separately as a city under oblast jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[10]
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Saratovsky Municipal District.[7] Saratov City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated separately from the district as Saratov Urban Okrug.[13]