Country Russia Administrative center city of Syzran Rural localities 67 | Federal subject Samara Oblast Urban-type settlements 2 | |
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Syzransky District (Russian: Сы́зранский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Samara Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,887 square kilometers (729 sq mi). Its administrative center is the city of Syzran (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 25,947 (2010 Census); 23,964 (2002 Census); 25,250 (1989 Census).
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Map of Syzransky District, Samara Oblast, Russia
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Syzransky District is one of the twenty-seven in the oblast. The city of Syzran serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a city of oblast significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Syzransky Municipal District. The city of oblast significance of Syzran is incorporated separately from the district as Syzran Urban Okrug.