Country Russia Administrative center town of Petrovsk Urban settlements 1 | Federal subject Saratov Oblast Rural localities 65 Area 2,322 km² | |
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Petrovsky District (Russian: Петро́вский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Saratov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,300 square kilometers (890 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Petrovsk (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 14,538 (2010 Census); 16,474 (2002 Census); 15,104 (1989 Census).
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Map of Petrovsky District, Saratovskaya Oblast, Russia
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Petrovsky District is one of the thirty-eight in the oblast. The town of Petrovsk serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a town under oblast jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Petrovsky Municipal District, with Petrovsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction being incorporated within it as Petrovsk Urban Settlement.