Ileksky District

Ileksky District
Илекский район (Russian)
Red Cliff, Chernovskoe Reservoir, Ileksky District
Location of Ileksky District in Orenburg Oblast
Coordinates: 51°31′30″N 53°22′50″E / 51.52500°N 53.38056°E / 51.52500; 53.38056
CountryRussia
Federal subjectOrenburg Oblast
Established30 May 1927
Administrative centerIlek
Area
 • Total
3,700 km2 (1,400 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
25,150
 • Density6.8/km2 (18/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions15 selsoviet
 • Inhabited localities25 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asIleksky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 15 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 )
OKTMO ID53619000
Websitehttp://www.ilek56.net/

Ileksky District (Russian: Иле́кский райо́н; Kazakh: Елек ауданы, Elek aýdany) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-five in Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,700 square kilometers (1,400 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Ilek. Population: 25,150 (2010 Census); 28,793 (2002 census); 28,533 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Ilek accounts for 38.8% of the district's total population.