Wolski rajon

Rajon Wolski rajon Вольский район flag coat of arms Federal district Volga Oblast Saratov Administrative center Wolsk (city) surface 3,839.79  km² population 93,965 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 24 inhabitants / km² Boroughs 1 Cities / SsT 1/1 Rural communities / villages 14/62 Time zone UTC + 4 Telephone code (+7) 84593 Postcodes 412900-412979 License Plate 64, 164 OKATO 63 211 OKTMO 63 611 Geographical location of the administrative center Coordinates 52 ° 3 '  N , 47 ° 23'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 3 '  N , 47 ° 23'  E Wolsk Wolski rajon: situation in Saratov Oblast Saratov Oblast within Russia

The Wolski rajon ( Russian Вольский район ) is a Rajon in the Russian Oblast of Saratov . The administrative center is the city of Volsk .

Geography and nature

Geographical location

The Wolski rajon is located in the northern part of Saratov Oblast , about 150 kilometers northeast of the city of Saratov . The Rajon is located on the western bank of the Volga , below the Saratov reservoir . The Rajon is characterized by its location on the edge of the Volga plate and the resulting slope.

Neighboring rajons

Baltaiski rajon	Ulyanovsk Oblast	Chwalynski rajon	Saratov reservoir
Basarno-Karabulakski rajon		Saratov reservoir	Balakovsky rajon
Voskressensky rajon	Volga	Volga	Balakovsky rajon
Volga	Marxowski rajon

Waters

The Rajon is bounded in the east by the Volga , which flows out of the Saratov reservoir here . Within the city of Wolsk , the small river Malykowka (Малыковки) flows into the Volga.

Flora and fauna

flora

The Rajon is characterized by its location on the slopes of the ridge of the Volga plateau . Due to this location and the difficult accessibility of the region, the Rajon is one of the most heavily forested areas in the Saratov Oblast.

fauna

Due to the extensive forests, the Volga with its many islands below the reservoir and the smaller rivers and streams that flow from the ridge to the Volga, the fauna, especially in the Wolski rajon, is extremely species-rich. In the forests you can mainly find different species of elk , wild boar and arctic hare . Large colonies of marmots have settled on the rivers . In terms of birds, there are mainly various types of fowl such as the capercaillie and other pheasant species as well as partridges .

structure

The Rajon is divided into urban parishes with the city of Wolsk and an urban-type settlement, as well as 14 rural parishes with a total of 62 villages. The largest settlements (as of 2006) within the Rajon are:

• Wolsk 69,603 inhabitants (administrative center)
• Sennoi (Сенной) 7,900 inhabitants (urban-type settlement)
• Cherkasskoye (Черкасское) 3,700 inhabitants (settlement, until 2012 urban-type settlement)
• Tersa (Терса) 3,094 inhabitants
• Baranowka (Барановка) 1,247 inhabitants
• Verkhnya Chernavka (Верхняя Чернавка) 1,100 inhabitants
• Nizhnya Chernavka (Нижняя Чернавка) 1,078 inhabitants

The " closed city " Schichany is surrounded by Rajon, but forms an independent urban district .

Economy and Infrastructure

economy

In the Rajon there are various natural deposits from which building materials are extracted. The cement industry in particular has settled here with several small businesses.

Agriculture focuses on the cultivation of cereals, sunflowers and various vegetables.

traffic

Due to the steep slope on the edge of the Volga plateau, the road layout in many parts of the Rajons is difficult with steep inclines and tight curves.

Culture and sights

education

There are five educational schools, a medical school, a military school, and eight arts and music schools in the Rajon.

Theaters and museums

The cultural life in the Raion is concentrated in the administrative center of Volsk. There is a theater and a local history museum here.

Web links

• Information from the Oblast about the Wolski rajon
• Statistical data of Saratov Oblast
• Вольский район

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)