Sarpinsky District

Sarpinsky District
Сарпинский район
Other transcription(s)
  KalmykСарпан район
The selo of Sadovoye, the administrative center of Sarpinsky District
Location of Sarpinsky District in the Republic of Kalmykia
Coordinates: 47°46′N 44°31′E / 47.767°N 44.517°E / 47.767; 44.517
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Kalmykia
Established1920
Administrative centerSadovoye
Area
  Total
3,737.63 km2 (1,443.11 sq mi)
Population
  Total
13,796
  Density3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions9 Rural administrations
  Inhabited localities17 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asSarpinsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID85632000
Websitehttp://sarpinskoe-rmo.ru
Population of Sarpinsky District
2010 Census13,796
2002 Census14,504
1989 Census17,686
1979 Census18,276

Sarpinsky District (Russian: Сарпи́нский райо́н; Kalmyk: Сарпан район, Sarpan 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 3,737.63 square kilometers (1,443.11 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Sadovoye. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 13,796, with the population of Sadovoye accounting for 47.3% of that number.