Pitersky District
human settlement in Russia
Pitersky District (Russian: Питерский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Saratov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,600 square kilometers (1,000 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Piterka. Population: 18,054 (2010 Census); 19,581 (2002 census); 18,801 (1989 Soviet census). The population of the administrative center accounts for 30.1% of the district's total population.
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Саратовская областная Дума. Закон №46-ЗСО от 2 июня 2005 г. «Устав (Основной Закон) Саратовской области», в ред. Закона №54-ЗСО от 28 апреля 2015 г.
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