Privolzhsky 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 south of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Nachalovo. Population: 38,649 (2002 Census); The population of Nachalovo accounts for 12.5% of the district's total population.
Ethnic Russians are the biggest ethnic group in the district and make up around 39% of its population. Ethnic minorities include Tatars (30%), Kazakhs (16%) and Turkmens (4%).
Geography The entire district lies within the delta of the Volga River, although it is separated from the Caspian Sea by Kamyzyaksky District.
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