Petrovsky District, Saratov Oblast
| Petrovsky District Петровский район (Russian) |
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.png) Location of Petrovsky District in Saratov Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 52°19′N 45°23′E / 52.317°N 45.383°ECoordinates: 52°19′N 45°23′E / 52.317°N 45.383°E | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Saratov Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of 2011) | |
| Administrative center | town of Petrovsk |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Rural localities | 65 |
| Municipal structure (as of July 2005) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Petrovsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 5 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,300 km2 (890 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 14,538 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Density | 6.32/km2 (16.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | SAMT (UTC+04:00) |
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Petrovsky District (Russian: Петро́вский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Saratov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,300 square kilometers (890 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Petrovsk (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 14,538 (2010 Census);16,474 (2002 Census);15,104 (1989 Census).
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Petrovsky District is one of the thirty-eight in the oblast. The town of Petrovsk serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a town under oblast jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Petrovsky Municipal District, with Petrovsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction being incorporated within it as Petrovsk Urban Settlement.
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