Gorodishchensky District, Volgograd Oblast

Gorodishchensky District (Russian: Городи́щенский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-three in Volgograd Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Gorodishchensky Municipal District. It is located in the southern central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,450 square kilometers (950 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Gorodishche. Population: 60,188(2010 Census); 57,308 (2002 Census); 45,982(1989 Census). The population of Gorodishche accounts for 35.5% of the district's total population.

Gorodishchensky District
Городищенский район
Electric locomotive ChS8-069 with passenger train near Orlovka, Gorodishchensky District
Location of Gorodishchensky District in Volgograd Oblast
Coordinates: 48°48′N 44°28′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectVolgograd Oblast
Established3 May 1935
Administrative centerGorodishche
Area
  Total2,450 km2 (950 sq mi)
Population
  Total60,188
  Estimate 
(2018)
61,097 (+1.5%)
  Density25/km2 (64/sq mi)
  Urban
57.6%
  Rural
42.4%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions3 Urban-type settlements, 15 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities3 Urban-type settlements, 27 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asGorodishchensky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions3 urban settlements, 15 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID18605000
Websitehttp://agmr.ru/
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