Saratov Oblast

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Saratov Oblast (Template:Lang-ru) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the Volga Federal District. Its administrative center is Saratov. Major cities include Balakovo (pop. 200,600 as of 2002) and Engels (pop. 193,800).

Area 100,200 km² (ranked 36th), population about 2,668,310 (2002).

Administrative divisions

Saratov Oblast consists of the following districts (raions):

• Alexandrovo-Gaysky (Александрово-Гайский)
• Arkadaksky (Аркадакский)
• Atkarsky (Аткарский)
• Balakovsky (Балаковский)
• Balashovsky (Балашовский)
• Baltaysky (Балтайский)
• Bazarno-Karabulaksky (Базарно-Карабулакский)
• Dergachevsky (Дергачевский)
• Dukhovnitsky (Духовницкий)
• Engelssky (Энгельсский)
• Fyodorovsky (Фёдоровский)
• Ivanteyevsky (Ивантеевский)
• Kalininsky (Калининский)
• Khvalynsky (Хвалынский)
• Krasnoarmeysky (Красноармейский)
• Krasnokutsky (Краснокутский)
• Krasnopartizansky (Краснопартизанский)
• Lysogorsky (Лысогорский)
• Marksovsky (Марксовский)
• Novoburassky (Новобурасский)
• Novouzensky (Новоузенский)
• Ozinsky (Озинский)
• Perelyubsky (Перелюбский)
• Petrovsky (Петровский)
• Pitersky (Питерский)
• Pugachyovsky (Пугачёвский)
• Romanovsky (Романовский)
• Rovensky (Ровенский)
• Rtishchevsky (Ртищевский)
• Samoylovsky (Самойловский)
• Saratovsky (Саратовский)
• Sovetsky (Советский)
• Tatishchevsky (Татищевский)
• Turkovsky (Турковский)
• Volsky (Вольский)
• Voskresensky (Воскресенский)
• Yekaterinovsky (Екатериновский)
• Yershovsky (Ершовский)

Demographics

Total population (2002): 2,668,310 (ranked 19th)

Most of ethnic Germans who used to live in the area have been repatriated. German Consulate in Saratov closed in June 2004, stating that there were only 18,000 ethnic Germans left in the oblast (including 2,000 in the city of Saratov)

External link

• Template:En icon Official website of Saratov Oblast.
• Internet - presentation of Saratov' region

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On 1 January 2007, Evenkia and Taymyria will be merged into Krasnoyarsk Krai. On 1 January 2008, Ust-Orda Buryatia will be merged into Irkutsk Oblast. On 1 July 2007, Kamchatka Oblast and Koryakia will merge to form Kamchatka Krai.
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