En Name: | Gorodishchensky District |
Ru Name: | Городищенский район |
Image View: | Электровоз ЧС8-069.jpg |
Coordinates: | 48.8°N 72°W |
Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Gorodishchensky district (2012) without a crown.png |
Federal Subject: | Volgograd Oblast |
Adm Data As Of: | 2011 |
Adm Ctr Type: | work settlement |
Adm Ctr Name: | Gorodishche |
Urban-Type Settlement Of District Significance Type: | Urban-type settlements |
No Of Urban-Type Settlements Of District Significance: | 3 |
Selsoviet Type1: | Selsoviets |
No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 15 |
No Of Urban-Type Settlements: | 3 |
No Of Rural Localities: | 27 |
Mun Data As Of: | November 2006 |
Mun Formation1: | Gorodishchensky Municipal District |
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 3 |
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 15 |
Area Km2: | 2450 |
Pop 2010Census: | 60188 |
Urban Pop 2010Census: | 57.6% |
Rural Pop 2010Census: | 42.4% |
Website: | http://agmr.ru/ |
Commonscat: | Gorodishchensky district |
Date: | August 2011 |
Gorodishchensky District (Russian: Городи́щенский райо́н) is an administrative[1] district (raion), one of the thirty-three in Volgograd Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Gorodishchensky Municipal District.[2] It is located in the southern central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 2450km2.[3] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Gorodishche. Population: 57,308 (2002 Census); The population of Gorodishche accounts for 35.5% of the district's total population.
The economy of the district is predominantly agricultural.
Soldiers' Field Memorial is located in the district.