Sovetsky District
Советский район | |
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Coordinates: 51°23′00″N 46°50′35″E / 51.38333°N 46.84306°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Saratov Oblast[1] |
Established | 7 September 1941 |
Administrative center | Stepnoye[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,400 km2 (500 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 28,012 |
• Estimate (2018)[5] | 26,248 (−6.3%) |
• Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
• Urban | 67.6% |
• Rural | 32.4% |
Administrative structure | |
• Inhabited localities[2] | 3 Urban-type settlements[6], 17 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Sovetsky Municipal District[7] |
• Municipal divisions[8] | 3 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+4 (MSK+1 [9]) |
OKTMO ID | 63644000 |
Website | http://stepnoeadm.ru/ |
Sovetsky District (Russian: Сове́тский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[7] 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 1,400 square kilometers (540 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Stepnoye.[2] Population: 28,012 (2010 Census);[4] 30,195 (2002 Census);[10] 28,936 (1989 Census).[11] The population of Stepnoye accounts for 46.9% of the district's total population.[4]