Saratovsky District
District in Saratov Oblast, Russia
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Saratovsky District (Russian: Сара́товский райо́н) is a former administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Saratov Oblast, Russia. On January 1, 2022, it was transformed into an administrative district; on May 13, 2022, it was renamed Gagarinsky District. It was located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district was 1,900 square kilometers (730 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center was the city of Saratov[2] (which is not administratively a part of the district).[9] Population: 48,105 (2010 Census);[4] 46,233 (2002 census);[10] 45,252 (1989 Soviet census).[11]
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Saratovsky District
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Budanova Gora (a gully), Saratovsky District | |
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 Location of Saratovsky District in Saratov Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 51°33′N 46°00′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Saratov Oblast[1] |
| Established | 23 July 1928 |
| Administrative center | Saratov[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,900 km2 (730 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 48,105 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (66/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 26.4% |
| • Rural | 73.6% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities[2] | 2 urban-type settlements[5], 77 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Saratovsky Municipal District[6] |
| • Municipal divisions[7] | 2 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (MSK+1 [8]) |
| OKTMO ID | 63643000 |
| Website | http://saratov.sarmo.ru/ |
Administrative and municipal status
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.[9]
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Saratovsky Municipal District.[6] Saratov City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated separately from the district as Saratov Urban Okrug.[12]
See also
