Saratov Oblast (Russian: Сара́товская о́бласть) 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 Division

Saratov Oblast consists of the following districts (Russian: районы):

• 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 links

• Saratov Region Government, official homepage.