Matveyevsky District

Matveyevsky District
Матвеевский район
Location of Matveyevsky District in Orenburg Oblast
Coordinates: 53°30′34″N 53°28′44″E / 53.50944°N 53.47889°E / 53.50944; 53.47889
CountryRussia
Federal subjectOrenburg Oblast
Established1935
Administrative centerMatveyevka
Area
  Total
1,800 km2 (700 sq mi)
Population
  Total
12,267
  Density6.8/km2 (18/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions16 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities35 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asMatveyevsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 14 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 )
OKTMO ID53627000
Websitehttp://www.matveevka56.ru/

Matveyevsky District (Russian: Матве́евский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-five in Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,800 square kilometers (690 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Matveyevka. Population: 12,267 (2010 Census); 15,627(2002 Census); 15,704(1989 Soviet census). The population of Matveyevka accounts for 24.8% of the district's total population.