Salsky District

Salsky District (Russian: Са́льский райо́н) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[4] district (raion), one of the forty-three in Rostov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,499 square kilometers (1,351 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the town of Salsk.^[1] Population: 107,795 (2010 Census);^[3] 49,343 (2002 Census);^[6] 45,908 (1989 Soviet census).^[7] The population of Salsk accounts for 56.9% of the district's total population.^[3]

Salsky District Сальский район (Russian)
District
Landscape in Salsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Salsky District in Rostov Oblast
Coordinates: 46°29′N 41°32′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Rostov Oblast[1]
Established	1924
Administrative center	Salsk[1]
Area [2]
• Total	3,499 km2 (1,351 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	107,795
• Density	30.81/km2 (79.79/sq mi)
• Urban	56.9%
• Rural	43.1%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	1 Urban settlements, 10 Rural settlements
• Inhabited localities[1]	1 cities/towns, 53 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Salsky Municipal District[4]
• Municipal divisions[4]	1 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
OKTMO ID	60650000
Website	http://www.salsk.org/

Notable residents

See also: Category:People from Salsk

• Feofan Parkhomenko (1893–1962), Soviet Army lieutenant general, born in the village of Yekaterinovka
• Stepan Rybalchenko (1903–1986), Soviet military officer, born in the settlement of Novoyegorylskoye