Khvalynsky District (russian: Хвалынский райо́н) is an administrative
[Charter of Saratov Oblast] and municipal
[Law #78-ZSO] district (
raion
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), one of the
thirty-eight in
Saratov Oblast,
Russia
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. It is located in the north of the
oblast
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. The area of the district is . Its
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
is the
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an o ...
of
Khvalynsk (which is not administratively a part of the district).
Population: 10,688 (
2010 Census);
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Khvalynsky District is one of the
thirty-eight in the oblast.
The town of
Khvalynsk serves as its
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
,
despite being incorporated separately as a
town under oblast jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts (and which, in addition to Khvalynsk, also includes six rural localities).
As a
municipal division, the district is incorporated as Khvalynsky Municipal District,
with Khvalynsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction being incorporated within it as Khvalynsk Urban Settlement.
[Law #112-ZSO]
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Districts of Saratov Oblast
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