Volodarsky District, Astrakhan Oblast
Volodarsky District
Володарский район | |
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Astrakan Reserve, Vodolarsky District | |
Astrakhanskaya oblast Volodarskiy rayon.svg | |
| Coordinates: 46°24′01″N 48°31′52″E / 46.40028°N 48.53111°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Astrakhan Oblast |
| Established | 1931 |
| Administrative center | Volodarsky |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,883 km2 (1,499 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 47,825 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 21 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities | 74 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Volodarsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 0 urban settlements, 21 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (MSK+1 ) |
| OKTMO ID | 12610000 |
| Website | http://www.regionvol.ru/ |
Volodarsky District (Russian: Волода́рский райо́н; Kazakh: Володар ауданы, Volodar audany) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the eleven in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,883 square kilometers (1,499 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Volodarsky. Population: 47,825 (2010 Census); 47,351 (2002 Census); 46,638 (1989 Soviet census). The population of the administrative center accounts for 20.9% of the district's total population.
Kazakhs are the dominant ethnic group in the district and make up around 68% of its population. Ethnic minorities include ethnic Russians (29%) and Tatars (2%).