Matveyevsky District

Matveyevsky District
Матвеевский район (Russian)
Location of Matveyevsky District in Orenburg Oblast
Coordinates: 53°30′34″N 53°28′44″E / 53.50944°N 53.47889°E / 53.50944; 53.47889
CountryRussia
Federal subjectOrenburg Oblast
Established1935
Administrative centerMatveyevka
Area
 • Total
1,800 km2 (690 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
12,267
 • Density6.8/km2 (18/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions16 Selsoviets
 • Inhabited localities35 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asMatveyevsky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 14 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 )
OKTMO ID53627000
Websitehttp://www.matveevka56.ru/

Matveyevsky District (Russian: Матве́евский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-five in Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,800 square kilometers (690 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Matveyevka. Population: 12,267 (2010 Census); 15,627 (2002 census); 15,704 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Matveyevka accounts for 24.8% of the district's total population.