Tarasovsky District

Tarasovsky District
Тарасовский район
Site marker of church, Tarasovsky District
Location of Tarasovsky District in Rostov Oblast
Coordinates: 48°43′45″N 40°21′49″E / 48.72917°N 40.36361°E / 48.72917; 40.36361
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRostov Oblast
Established1923
Administrative centerTarasovsky
Area
  Total
2,767.47 km2 (1,068.53 sq mi)
Population
  Total
29,802
  Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions10 rural settlement
  Inhabited localities59 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asTarasovsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID60653000
Websitehttp://www.taradmin.ru/

Tarasovsky District (Russian: Тара́совский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-three in Rostov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,767.47 square kilometers (1,068.53 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Tarasovsky. Population: 29,802 (2010 Census); 32,608(2002 Census); 33,639(1989 Soviet census). The population of the administrative center accounts for 30.3% of the district's total population.