Engelssky District

Engelssky District (Russian: Э́нгельсский 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 3,100 square kilometers (1,200 sq mi).^[3] Its administrative center is the city of Engels^[2] (which is not administratively a part of the district).^[9] Population: 44,832 (2010 Census);^[4] 44,528 (2002 Census);^[10] 42,312 (1989 Soviet census).^[11]

Engelssky District Энгельсский район
District
Engelssky District Administration building
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Engelssky District in Saratov Oblast
Coordinates: 51°28′N 46°07′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Saratov Oblast[1]
Established	7 September 1941
Administrative center	Engels[2]
Area [3]
• Total	3,100 km2 (1,200 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	44,832
• Density	14/km2 (37/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Inhabited localities[2]	1 urban-type settlements[5], 55 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Engelssky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[7]	1 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+4 (MSK+1 [8])
OKTMO ID	63650000
Website	http://www.engels-city.ru/

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Engelssky District is one of the thirty-eight in the oblast.^[1] The city of Engels serves as its administrative center,^[2] despite being incorporated separately as a city under oblast jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts (and which, in addition to Engels, also includes four rural localities).^[9]

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Engelssky Municipal District,^[6] with Engels City Under Oblast Jurisdiction and two rural localities administratively subordinated to Engelssky District being incorporated within it as Engels Urban Settlement.^[7]