Sarpinsky District (; , ''Sarpan rayon'') is an administrativeDecree #137 and municipalLaw #308-IV-Z district (

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), one of the

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in the

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. It is located in the north of the republic. The area of the district is . Its

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is the

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(a '' selo'') of Sadovoye. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 13,796, with the population of Sadovoye accounting for 47.3% of that number.

Geography

The district is located in the northwest of Kalmykia, in the area of the

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hills. It borders with Maloderbetovsky District in the northeast,

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in the southeast,

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in the southwest, and with Kotelnikovsky and Oktyabrsky districts of

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in the west.

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The area of the district is .

History

The district was established in 1920.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sarpinsky District is one of the

in the

. The district is divided into nine rural administrations which comprise seventeen rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Sarpinsky Municipal District. Its nine rural administrations are incorporated as nine rural settlements within the municipal district. The '' selo'' of Sadovoye serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=September 2012 Districts of Kalmykia States and territories established in 1920