Marksovsky District
Марксовский район | |
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Coordinates: 51°41′N 46°46′E / 51.683°N 46.767°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Saratov Oblast[1] |
Established | 7 September 1941 |
Administrative center | Marks[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 2,900 km2 (1,100 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 33,719 |
• Estimate (2018)[5] | 62,995 (+86.8%) |
• Density | 12/km2 (30/sq mi) |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Administrative structure | |
• Inhabited localities[2] | 57 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Marksovsky Municipal District[6] |
• Municipal divisions[7] | 1 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+4 (MSK+1 [8]) |
OKTMO ID | 63626000 |
Website | http://marksadm.ru/ |
Marksovsky District (Russian: Ма́рксовский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Saratov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,900 square kilometers (1,100 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the town of Marks[2] (which is not administratively a part of the district).[9] Population: 33,719 (2010 Census);[4] 34,216 (2002 Census);[10] 30,940 (1989 Soviet census).[11]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Marksovsky District is one of the thirty-eight in the oblast.[1] The town of Marks serves as its administrative center,[2] despite being incorporated separately as a town under oblast jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[9]
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Marksovsky Municipal District,[6] with Marks Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction being incorporated within it as Marks Urban Settlement.[7]