Satkinsky District Explained

En Name:Satkinsky District
Ru Name:Саткинский район
Image View:Голая Сопка.jpg
Coordinates:55.05°N 62°W
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Satka (Chelyabinsk oblast).png
Federal Subject:Chelyabinsk Oblast
Adm Data As Of:October 2012
Adm Ctr Type:town
Adm Ctr Name:Satka
Town Of District Significance Type:Towns
No Of Towns Of District Significance:2
Urban-Type Settlement Of District Significance Type:Work settlements
No Of Urban-Type Settlements Of District Significance:3
Selsoviet Type1:Selsoviets
No Of Selsoviets Type1:2
No Of Cities Towns:2
No Of Urban-Type Settlements:3
No Of Rural Localities:29
Mun Data As Of:October 2012
Mun Formation1:Satkinsky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:5
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:2
Area Km2:2397
Pop 2010Census:39371
Urban Pop 2010Census:89.1%
Rural Pop 2010Census:10.9%
Website:http://www.satadmin.ru/
Date:December 2012

Satkinsky District (Russian: Са́ткинский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.[1] It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 2397km2. Its administrative center is the town of Satka. Population (excluding the administrative center): 42,443 (2002 Census);

Geography

Nurgush is a 50km (30miles) long mountain range, part of the Southern Urals, located in the district by the Zyuratkul lake. It has the highest point of Chelyabinsk Oblast, reaching 1406m (4,613feet) above sea level.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it has a status of a town with territorial district—a unit equal in status to administrative districts—the full name of which is The Town of Satka and Satkinsky District (Russian: город Сатка и Саткинский район). As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Satkinsky Municipal District.

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Notes and References

  1. Resolution #161
  2. https://peakvisor.com/peak/bolshoi-nurgush.html Bolshoi Nurgush - Peak Visor