Satkinsky District

District in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia

Satkinsky District Саткинский район
District
Zyuratkul National Park, Satkinsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Satkinsky District in Chelyabinsk Oblast
Coordinates: 55°03′N 59°03′E / 55.050°N 59.050°E / 55.050; 59.050
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Chelyabinsk Oblast[1]
Administrative center	Satka[1]
Area
• Total	2,397 km2 (925 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	39,371
• Density	16/km2 (43/sq mi)
• Urban	89.1%
• Rural	10.9%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	2Towns, 3 Work settlements, 2 Selsoviets
• Inhabited localities[1]	2cities/towns, 3 Urban-type settlements[3], 29 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporatedas	Satkinsky Municipal District[1]
• Municipal divisions[1]	5 urban settlements, 2 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [4])
OKTMOID	75649000
Website	http://www.satadmin.ru/

Satkinsky District (Russian: Са́ткинский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seveninChelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.^[1] It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,397 square kilometers (925 sq mi).^{[citation needed]} Its administrative center is the townofSatka.^[1] Population (excluding the administrative center): 39,371 (2010 Russian census);^[2] 42,443 (2002 Census);^[5] 46,271 (1989 Soviet census).^[6]

Geography[edit]

Nurgush is a 50 kilometres (31 mi) long mountain range, part of the Southern Urals, located in the district by the Zyuratkul lake. It has the highest point of Chelyabinsk Oblast, reaching 1,406 metres (4,613 ft) above sea level.^[7]

Administrative and municipal status[edit]

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it has a status of a town with territorial district—a unit equal in status to administrative districts—the full name of which is The Town of Satka and Satkinsky District (город Сатка и Саткинский район). As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Satkinsky Municipal District.^[1]

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• Законодательное Собрание Челябинской области. Постановление №161 от 25 мая 2006 г. «Об утверждении перечня муниципальных образований (административно-территориальных единиц) Челябинской области и населённых пунктов, входящих в их состав», в ред. Постановления №2255 от 23 октября 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в перечень муниципальных образований (административно-территориальных единиц) Челябинской области и населённых пунктов, входящих в их состав». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Южноуральская панорама", №111–112, 14 июня 2006 г. (Legislative Assembly of Chelyabinsk Oblast. Resolution #161 of November 25, 2006 On Adoption of the Registry of the Municipal Formations (Administrative-Territorial Units) of Chelyabinsk Oblast and of the Inhabited Localities They Comprise, as amended by the Resolution #2255 of October 23, 2014 On Amending the Registry of the Municipal Formations (Administrative-Territorial Units) of Chelyabinsk Oblast and of the Inhabited Localities They Comprise. Effective as of the official publication date.).