Volodarsky District, Astrakhan Oblast

Volodarsky District
Володарский район (Russian)
Astrakan Reserve, Vodolarsky District
Astrakhanskaya oblast Volodarskiy rayon.svg
Coordinates: 46°24′01″N 48°31′52″E / 46.40028°N 48.53111°E / 46.40028; 48.53111
CountryRussia
Federal subjectAstrakhan Oblast
Established1931
Administrative centerVolodarsky
Area
 • Total
3,883 km2 (1,499 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
47,825
 • Density12.32/km2 (31.90/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions21 Selsoviets
 • Inhabited localities74 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asVolodarsky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 21 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK+1 )
OKTMO ID12610000
Websitehttp://www.regionvol.ru/

Volodarsky District (Russian: Волода́рский райо́н; Kazakh: Володар ауданы, Volodar audany) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the eleven in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,883 square kilometers (1,499 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Volodarsky. Population: 47,825 (2010 census); 47,351 (2002 Census); 46,638 (1989 Soviet census). The population of the administrative center accounts for 20.9% of the district's total population.

Kazakhs are the dominant ethnic group in the district and make up around 68% of its population. Ethnic minorities include ethnic Russians (29%) and Tatars (2%).