Atkarsky District
Atkarsky District
Аткарский район (Russian) | |
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The Medveditsa River near the selo of Ozernoye in Atkarsky District | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Atkarsky District in Saratov Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 51°52′N 45°00′E / 51.867°N 45.000°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Saratov Oblast |
| Established | 23 July 1928 |
| Administrative center | Atkarsk |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,700 km2 (1,000 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 16,550 |
| • Density | 6.1/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities | 66 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Atkarsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 11 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (MSK+1 ) |
| OKTMO ID | 63604000 |
| Website | http://www.proatkarsk.ru/ |
Atkarsky District (Russian: Атка́рский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Saratov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,700 square kilometers (1,000 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Atkarsk (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 16,550 (2010 Census); 17,915 (2002 census); 16,994 (1989 Soviet census).