District in Saratov Oblast, Russia
Saratovsky District
Saratovsky District is a former administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Saratov Oblast, Russia.
On January 1, 2022, it was transformed into an administrative district; on May 13, 2022, it was renamed Gagarinsky District. It was located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district was 1,900 square kilometers (730 sq mi). Its administrative center was the city of Saratov. Population: 48,105 ; 46,233 (2002 census); 45,252 (1989 Soviet census).
How locals move
Getting around Saratovsky District the local way
- Get aroundSaratov, like most provincial Russian towns, is served by a network of trams, buses, trolleybuses, and marshrutkas (set-route minibuses).
- Get aroundMarshrutkas are minibuses that drive a fixed route but without set schedule or stops.
- Get aroundThe fare varies between marshrutkas because these are essentially privately-operated taxis, but is usually the same as for buses, trams, and trolleybuses ( in Jan 2024).
- Go nextOther towns in the Saratov Oblast, accessible via marshrutka, include Marks, Balakovo, Atkarsk, and Volsk.
- Go nextThere are shared minibuses that drive across the Russian-Kazakh border to Uralsk, usually leaving very early in the morning.
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