Saraktashsky District

Saraktashsky District
Саракташский район (Russian)
In Saraktash, the administrative center of Saraktashsky District
Location of Saraktashsky District in Orenburg Oblast
Coordinates: 51°54′N 56°24′E / 51.900°N 56.400°E / 51.900; 56.400
CountryRussia
Federal subjectOrenburg Oblast
Established4 January 1931
Administrative centerSaraktash
Area
 • Total
3,600 km2 (1,400 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
40,145
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions19 Selsoviets, 1 Settlement councils
 • Inhabited localities77 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asSaraktashsky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 19 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 )
OKTMO ID53641000
Websitehttp://www.area-sar.ru

Saraktashsky District (Russian: Саракташский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-five in Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,600 square kilometers (1,400 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Saraktash. Population: 40,145 (2010 Census); 42,307 (2002 census); 40,887 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Saraktash accounts for 42.9% of the total district's population.