En Name: | Sorochinsky District |
Ru Name: | Сорочинский район |
Coordinates: | 52.4333°N 62°W |
Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Sorochinsk Rayon.gif |
Federal Subject: | Orenburg Oblast |
Adm Data As Of: | December 2014 |
Adm Ctr Type: | town |
Adm Ctr Name: | Sorochinsk |
Selsoviet Type1: | Selsoviets |
No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 15 |
No Of Rural Localities: | 40 |
Mun Data As Of: | June 2015 |
Mun Formation1: | Sorochinsky Urban Okrug |
Area Km2: | 2800 |
Pop 2010Census: | 14192 |
Urban Pop 2010Census: | 0% |
Rural Pop 2010Census: | 100% |
Website: | http://mo-sr.orb.ru/ |
Date: | October 2012 |
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Population of Sorochinsky District | |
Label1: | 2010 Census |
Data1: | 14,192 |
Label2: | 2002 Census |
Data2: | 16,742 |
Label3: | 1989 Census |
Data3: | 16,008 |
Label4: | 1979 Census |
Data4: | 18,305 |
Sorochinsky District (Russian: Сорочинский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-five in Orenburg Oblast, Russia.[1] It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 2800km2.[2] Its administrative center is the town of Sorochinsk (which is not administratively a part of the district).[3] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 14,192.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sorochinsky District is one of the thirty-five in the oblast. The town of Sorochinsk serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a municipal division, the territory of the district and the territory of the Town of Sorochinsk are incorporated together as Sorochinsky Urban Okrug.[4] Prior to June 1, 2015, the district was incorporated as Sorochinsky Municipal District, while the Town of Sorochinsk was incorporated separately as Sorochinsk Urban Okrug.[5]