Sorochinsky District (Russian: Сорочинский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-five in Orenburg Oblast, Russia.[1] It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,800 square kilometers (1,100 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the town of Sorochinsk[2] (which is not administratively a part of the district).[9] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 14,192.[4]
Sorochinsky District
Сорочинский район | |
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Coordinates: 52°26′N 53°09′E / 52.433°N 53.150°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Orenburg Oblast[1] |
Established | 16 July 1928 |
Administrative center | Sorochinsk[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 2,800 km2 (1,100 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 14,192 |
• Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 15 Selsoviets |
• Inhabited localities[2] | 40 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Sorochinsky Urban Okrug[5] |
Website | http://mo-sr.orb.ru/ |
2010 Census | 14,192[4] |
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2002 Census | 16,742[6] |
1989 Census | 16,008[7] |
1979 Census | 18,305[8] |
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sorochinsky District is one of the thirty-five in the oblast.[1] The town of Sorochinsk serves as its administrative center,[2] despite being incorporated separately as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1]
As a municipal division, the territory of the district and the territory of the Town of Sorochinsk are incorporated together as Sorochinsky Urban Okrug.[5] Prior to June 1, 2015, the district was incorporated as Sorochinsky Municipal District, while the Town of Sorochinsk was incorporated separately as Sorochinsk Urban Okrug.[10]