Marksovsky District
District in Saratov Oblast, Russia
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Marksovsky District (Russian: Ма́рксовский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] 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 2,900 square kilometers (1,100 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the town of Marks[2] (which is not administratively a part of the district).[8] Population: 33,719 (2010 Census);[4] 34,216 (2002 census);[9] 30,940 (1989 Soviet census).[10]
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Marksovsky District
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Mikhaylovka, Marksovsky District | |
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 Location of Marksovsky District in Saratov Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 51°41′N 46°46′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Saratov Oblast[1] |
| Established | 7 September 1941 |
| Administrative center | Marks[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,900 km2 (1,100 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 33,719 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities[2] | 57 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Marksovsky Municipal District[5] |
| • Municipal divisions[6] | 1 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (MSK+1 [7]) |
| OKTMO ID | 63626000 |
| Website | http://marksadm.ru/ |
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Marksovsky District is one of the thirty-eight in the oblast.[1] The town of Marks 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 Marksovsky Municipal District,[5] with Marks Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction being incorporated within it as Marks Urban Settlement.[6]