Pitersky District

Pitersky District
Питерский район (Russian)
Location of Pitersky District in Saratov Oblast
Coordinates: 50°40′N 47°26′E / 50.667°N 47.433°E / 50.667; 47.433
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSaratov Oblast
Established23 July 1928
Administrative centerPiterka
Area
 • Total
2,600 km2 (1,000 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
18,054
 • Density6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Inhabited localities43 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asPitersky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK+1 )
OKTMO ID63636000
Websitehttp://piterka.sarmo.ru/

Pitersky District (Russian: Питерский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Saratov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,600 square kilometers (1,000 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Piterka. Population: 18,054 (2010 Census); 19,581 (2002 census); 18,801 (1989 Soviet census). The population of the administrative center accounts for 30.1% of the district's total population.