Oktyabrsky District, Republic of Kalmykia

Oktyabrsky District
Октябрьский район
Other transcription(s)
  KalmykОктябрин район
Location of Oktyabrsky District in the Republic of Kalmykia
Coordinates: 47°51′N 45°26′E / 47.850°N 45.433°E / 47.850; 45.433
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Kalmykia
Established1977
Administrative centerBolshoy Tsaryn
Area
  Total
3,680.58 km2 (1,421.08 sq mi)
Population
  Total
9,438
  Density2.6/km2 (6.6/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions7 Rural administrations
  Inhabited localities12 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asOktyabrsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID85623000
Websitehttp://oktrmo.ru
Population of Oktyabrsky District
2010 Census9,438
2002 Census9,213
1989 Census12,633
1979 Census12,124

Oktyabrsky District (Russian: Октя́брьский райо́н; Kalmyk: Октябрин район, Oktyabrin rayon) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirteen in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia. It is located in the north of the republic. The area of the district is 3,680.58 square kilometers (1,421.08 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Bolshoy Tsaryn. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 9,438, with the population of Bolshoy Tsaryn accounting for 58.2% of that number.