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Sredneakhtubinsky District

Sredneakhtubinsky District
Среднеахтубинский район (Russian)
Volgogradskaya oblast Sredneakhtubinsky rayon.png
Location of Sredneakhtubinsky District in Volgograd Oblast
Coordinates: 48°43′N 44°52′E / 48.717°N 44.867°E / 48.717; 44.867Coordinates: 48°43′N 44°52′E / 48.717°N 44.867°E / 48.717; 44.867
Panorama2. Volga. Foto by Victor Belousov. - panoramio.jpg
On the Volga River, Sredneakhtubinsky District
Flag of Sredneahtubinsky rayon (Volgograd oblast).png
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Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Volgograd Oblast
Administrative structure (as of 2011)
Administrative center work settlement of Srednyaya Akhtuba
Administrative divisions:
Towns of district significance 1
Urban-type settlements 1
Selsoviets 9
Inhabited localities:
Cities/towns 1
Urban-type settlements 1
Rural localities 59
Municipal structure (as of May 2006)
Municipally incorporated as Sredneakhtubinsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 2
Rural settlements 10
Statistics
Area 2,039 km2 (787 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 58,962 inhabitants
• Urban 51.6%
• Rural 48.4%
Density 28.92/km2 (74.9/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
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Sredneakhtubinsky District (Russian: Среднеахту́бинский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-three in Volgograd Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Sredneakhtubinsky Municipal District. It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,039 square kilometers (787 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Srednyaya Akhtuba. Population: 58,962 (2010 Census); 55,341 (2002 Census);48,555 (1989 Census). The population of Srednyaya Akhtuba accounts for 24.5% of the district's total population.

As an administrative division, the district is divided into one town of district significance (Krasnoslobodsk), one urban-type settlement (Srednyaya Akhtuba), and nine selsoviets. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Sredneakhtubinsky Municipal District and is divided into two urban and ten rural settlements. Until April 2012, the municipal district included all of the inhabited localities of the administrative district, with the exception of one rural locality (the settlement of Uralsky), which was municipally a part of Volzhsky Urban Okrug. In April 2012, the settlement of Uralsky was merged into the city of Volzhsky.


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