Volodarsky District, Astrakhan Oblast
Volodarsky District (; , ) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the eleven in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Volodarsky. Population: 47,351 (2002 Census); The population of the administrative center accounts for 20.9% of the district's total population. Kazakhs are the dominant ethnic group in the district and make up around 68% of its population. Ethnic minorities include ethnic Russians (29%) and Tatars (2%). References Notes Sources Districts of Astrakhan Oblast