Volodarsky District, Astrakhan Oblast Explained

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%).

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  1. Web site: General Information. Volodarsky District. russian. August 31, 2016.
  2. Law #67/2006-OZ
  3. Law #43/2004-OZ