Engelssky District Explained

En Name:Engelssky District
Ru Name:Энгельсский район
Image View:EMR adminisration.jpg
Coordinates:51.4667°N 53°W
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Engels (Saratov oblast).png
Federal Subject:Saratov Oblast
Adm Data As Of:2012
Adm Ctr Type:city
Adm Ctr Name:Engels
No Of Urban-Type Settlements:1
No Of Rural Localities:55
Mun Data As Of:May 2013
Mun Formation1:Engelssky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:1
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:4
Area Km2:3100
Pop 2010Census:44832
Urban Pop 2010Census:0%
Rural Pop 2010Census:100%
Website:http://www.engels-city.ru/
Date:January 2013

Engelssky District (Russian: Э́нгельсский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Saratov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 3100km2.[3] Its administrative center is the city of Engels (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 44,832 (2010 Census);

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Engelssky District is one of the thirty-eight in the oblast. The city of Engels serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a city under oblast jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts (and which, in addition to Engels, also includes four rural localities).

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Engelssky Municipal District, with Engels City Under Oblast Jurisdiction and two rural localities administratively subordinated to Engelssky District being incorporated within it as Engels Urban Settlement.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Charter of Saratov Oblast
  2. Law #78-ZSO
  3. Web site: General Information. Engelssky District. russian. January 20, 2017.
  4. Law #106-ZSO