Volodarsky District, Astrakhan Oblast

Volodarsky District
Володарский район
Astrakan Reserve, Vodolarsky District
Astrakan Reserve, Vodolarsky District
Flag of Volodarsky District
Coat of arms of Volodarsky District
Map
Astrakhanskaya oblast Volodarskiy rayon.svg
Coordinates: 46°24′01″N 48°31′52″E / 46.40028°N 48.53111°E / 46.40028; 48.53111
CountryRussia
Federal subjectAstrakhan Oblast[1]
Established1931Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerVolodarsky[1]
Area
 • Total3,883 km2 (1,499 sq mi)
Population
 • Total47,825
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions21 Selsoviets
 • Inhabited localities[1]74 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asVolodarsky Municipal District[4]
 • Municipal divisions[4]0 urban settlements, 21 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK+1 Edit this on Wikidata[5])
OKTMO ID12610000
Websitehttp://www.regionvol.ru/

Volodarsky District (Russian: Волода́рский райо́н; Kazakh: Володар ауданы, Volodar audany) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion), one of the eleven in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,883 square kilometers (1,499 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Volodarsky.[1] Population: 47,825 (2010 Census);[3] 47,351 (2002 Census);[6] 46,638 (1989 Soviet census).[7] The population of the administrative center accounts for 20.9% of the district's total population.[3]

Kazakhs are the dominant ethnic group in the district and make up around 68% of its population. Ethnic minorities include ethnic Russians (29%) and Tatars (2%).

  1. ^ a b c d e Law #67/2006-OZ
  2. ^ a b "General Information" (in Russian). Volodarsky District. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  4. ^ a b c Law #43/2004-OZ
  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  7. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.