Akhtubinsky District

Akhtubinsky District
Ахтубинский район (Russian)
Akhtuba flood and Ashuluka
Location of Akhtubinsky District in Astrakhan Oblast
Coordinates: 48°16′N 46°21′E / 48.267°N 46.350°E / 48.267; 46.350
CountryRussia
Federal subjectAstrakhan Oblast
Established1928
Administrative centerAkhtubinsk
Area
 • Total
7,810 km2 (3,020 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
29,326
 • Density3.75/km2 (9.73/sq mi)
 • Urban
38.2%
 • Rural
61.8%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions1 Towns of district significance, 2 Urban-type settlements, 12 Selsoviets
 • Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 2 urban-type settlements, 41 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asAkhtubinsky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions3 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK+1 )
OKTMO ID12605000
Websitehttp://ahtuba.astrobl.ru

Akhtubinsky District (Russian: Ахту́бинский райо́н; Kazakh: Ақтөбе ауданы, Aqtóbe aýdany) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the eleven in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 7,810 square kilometers (3,020 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Akhtubinsk Population (excluding the administrative center): 29,326 (2010 census); 31,963 (2002 Census); 37,043 (1989 Soviet census).