Engelssky District
District in Saratov Oblast, Russia
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Engelssky District (Russian: Э́нгельсский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] 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 3,100 square kilometers (1,200 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the city of Engels[2] (which is not administratively a part of the district).[9] Population: 44,832 (2010 Census);[4] 44,528 (2002 census);[10] 42,312 (1989 Soviet census).[11]
Engelssky District
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Engelssky District Administration building | |
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 Location of Engelssky District in Saratov Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 51°28′N 46°07′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Saratov Oblast[1] |
| Established | 7 September 1941 |
| Administrative center | Engels[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,100 km2 (1,200 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 44,832 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities[2] | 1 urban-type settlements[5], 55 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Engelssky Municipal District[6] |
| • Municipal divisions[7] | 1 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (MSK+1 [8]) |
| OKTMO ID | 63650000 |
| Website | http://www.engels-city.ru/ |
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Engelssky District is one of the thirty-eight in the oblast.[1] The city of Engels 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 (and which, in addition to Engels, also includes four rural localities).[9]
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Engelssky Municipal District,[6] with Engels City Under Oblast Jurisdiction and two rural localities administratively subordinated to Engelssky District being incorporated within it as Engels Urban Settlement.[7]