Saratovsky rajon

Rajon Saratovsky rajon Саратовский район flag coat of arms Federal district Volga Oblast Saratov Administrative center Saratov (rajon-independent city) surface 1,950.53  km² population 48,105 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 25 inhabitants / km² Boroughs 2 Cities / SsT 0/2 Rural communities / villages 10/77 Time zone UTC + 4 Telephone code (+7) 8452 Postcodes 410500-410549 License Plate 64, 164 OKATO 63 243 OKTMO 63 643 Geographical location of the administrative center Coordinates 51 ° 32 '  N , 46 ° 0'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 32 '  N , 46 ° 0'  E Saratov Saratovsky rajon: situation in Saratov Oblast Saratov Oblast within Russia

The Saratovsky rajon ( Russian Саратовский район ) is a Rajon in the Russian Oblast of Saratov . The administrative center is the independent city of Saratov , which is also the capital of Saratov Oblast.

Geography and nature

Geographical location

The Saratowski rajon is centrally located in the Saratov Oblast and surrounds the city of Saratow in a semicircle. The Rajon is located on the western bank of the Volga in the ridges of the Volga plateau . The slopes of the hills are heavily forested.

Neighboring communities

Tatishchevsky rajon	Basarno-Karabulakski rajon	Voskressensky rajon
Tatishchevsky rajon		Saratov , Volga	Angel ski rajon
Lyssogorsky rajon	Krasnoarmeiski	Volga

structure

The Rajon is divided into two municipalities around urban-type settlements and ten rural communities with a total of 77 villages. The largest localities (as of 2006) within the Rajon are:

• Sokolowy (Соколовый) 6,518 inhabitants (urban-type settlement)
• Krasny Oktjabr (Красный Октябрь) 3,335 inhabitants (urban-type settlement)
• Krasny Tekstilschtschik (Красный Текстильщик) 3,342 inhabitants (settlement, until 2012 urban-type settlement)
• Alexandrowka (Александровка)
• Dybki (Дубки) 3,780 inhabitants
• Raskowo (Расково) 1,930 inhabitants
• Tarchany (Тарханы)

The administrative center of the Rajon, the city of Saratov (Саратов) with over 800,000 inhabitants, does not itself belong to the Rajon, but forms an independent urban district .

Economy and Infrastructure

economy

In the Rajon there are various raw material deposits that have been developed. This applies to the production of oil , natural gas and various building materials. There are companies from the textile and steel industries.

Agriculture focuses on intensive animal husbandry , poultry husbandry and the cultivation of cereals, sunflowers and various vegetables and fruits.

traffic

Several railway lines cross the Rajon:

Saratov - Moscow

Saratov - Samara

Saratov - Volgograd

Web links

• Information from the Oblast about Saratovsky rajon
• Statistical data of Saratov Oblast

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)