Rtishchevsky District

Rtishchevsky District
Ртищевский район (Russian)
Location of Rtishchevsky District in Saratov Oblast
Coordinates: 52°15′N 43°47′E / 52.250°N 43.783°E / 52.250; 43.783
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSaratov Oblast
Established23 July 1928
Administrative centerRtishchevo
Area
 • Total
2,300 km2 (890 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
17,383
 • Density7.6/km2 (20/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Inhabited localities93 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asRtishchevsky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK+1 )
OKTMO ID63641000
Websitehttp://rtishevo.sarmo.ru/

Rtishchevsky District (Russian: Рти́щевский 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 2,300 square kilometers (890 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Rtishchevo (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 17,383 (2010 Census); 19,546 (2002 census); 21,857 (1989 Soviet census).