En Name: | Volodarsky District |
Ru Name: | Володарский район |
Image View: | Astrakan Reserve-5.jpg |
Coordinates: | 46.4003°N 48.5311°W |
Image Coa: | RUS Володарский район COA.gif |
Federal Subject: | Astrakhan Oblast |
Adm Data As Of: | July 2013 |
Adm Ctr Type: | settlement |
Adm Ctr Name: | Volodarsky |
Selsoviet Type1: | Selsoviets |
No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 21 |
No Of Rural Localities: | 74 |
Mun Data As Of: | July 2013 |
Mun Formation1: | Volodarsky Municipal District |
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 0 |
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 21 |
Area Km2: | 3883 |
Area Km2 Ref: | [1] |
Pop 2010Census: | 47825 |
Urban Pop 2010Census: | 0% |
Rural Pop 2010Census: | 100% |
Website: | http://www.regionvol.ru/ |
Date: | September 2012 |
Volodarsky District (Russian: Волода́рский райо́н; Kazakh: Володар ауданы, Kazakh: Volodar audany) is an administrative[2] and municipal[3] 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 3883km2.[1] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Volodarsky. Population: 47,351 (2002 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%).