Chernoyarsky District () is an administrativeLaw #67/2006-OZ and municipalLaw #43/2004-OZ district (

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), one of the

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Astrakhan Oblast Astrakhan Oblast (; ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) located in southern Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Astrakhan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,010,073. Geography Astrakhan's southern border is the ...

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. It is located in the north of the

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. The area of the district is . Its

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is the rural locality (a '' selo'') of Chyorny Yar. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 20,220, with the population of Chyorny Yar accounting for 38.5% of that number.

History

The district was first established in July 1928 by merging Chernoyarskaya Volost and a part of Kamennoyarskaya Volost of Stalingrad Governorate with three rural localities in

Yenotayevsky District Yenotayevsky District () is an administrativeLaw #67/2006-OZ and municipalLaw #43/2004-OZ district (raion), one of the eleven in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative cen ...

. In 1931, the district was transferred to Lower Volga Krai but was moved back to

in October 1947. In December 1962, the district was dissolved and merged into Yenotayevsky District. On March 2, 1964, the district was re-established.

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=September 2012 Districts of Astrakhan Oblast States and territories established in 1928 States and territories disestablished in 1962 States and territories established in 1964 __NOTOC__