Sorochinsky District

Sorochinsky District
Сорочинский район
Location of Sorochinsky District in Orenburg Oblast
Coordinates: 52°26′N 53°09′E / 52.433°N 53.150°E / 52.433; 53.150
CountryRussia
Federal subjectOrenburg Oblast
Established16 July 1928
Administrative centerSorochinsk
Area
  Total
2,800 km2 (1,100 sq mi)
Population
  Total
14,192
  Density5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions15 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities40 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asSorochinsky Urban Okrug
Websitehttp://mo-sr.orb.ru/
Population of Sorochinsky District
2010 Census14,192
2002 Census16,742
1989 Census16,008
1979 Census18,305

Sorochinsky District (Russian: Сорочинский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-five in Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,800 square kilometers (1,100 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Sorochinsk (which is not administratively a part of the district). As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 14,192.