Shatsky District

Shatsky District
Шацкий район
Font in selo "Cossack Duke", Shatsky District
Location of Shatsky District in Ryazan Oblast
Coordinates: 54°01′N 41°42′E / 54.017°N 41.700°E / 54.017; 41.700
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRyazan Oblast
Established12 July 1929
Administrative centerShatsk
Area
  Total
2,400 km2 (900 sq mi)
Population
  Total
24,414
  Density10/km2 (26/sq mi)
  Urban
26.9%
  Rural
73.1%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Towns of district significance, 28 Rural okrugs
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 130 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asShatsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 19 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID61656000
Websitehttp://www.admshack.ru/

Shatsky District (Russian: Ша́цкий райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-five in Ryazan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,400 square kilometers (930 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Shatsk. Population: 24,414 (2010 Census); 30,944(2002 Census); 38,109(1989 Soviet census). The population of Shatsk accounts for 26.9% of the district's total population.