Satkinsky District (russian: Са́ткинский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (

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), one of the twenty-seven in

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. The area of the district is . Its

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Satka Satka (russian: Са́тка) is a town and the administrative center of Satkinsky District in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the western slope of the Southern Ural Mountains on the bank of the Satka River, from Chelyabinsk, the adminis ...

. Population (excluding the administrative center): 42,443 ( 2002 Census);

Geography

Nurgush is a long mountain range, part of the

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, located in the district by the

Zyuratkul Zyuratkul (; ba, Йөрәккүл) is a freshwater lake in Satkinsky District, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. The name "Zyuratkul" comes from the Bashkir ''"yöräk/kul"'' (йөрәк/күл), meaning "heart/lake". In 1993 the Zyuratkul Nation ...

lake. It has the highest point of Chelyabinsk Oblast, reaching above sea level.Bolshoi Nurgush - Peak Visor
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Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it has a status of a town with territorial district—a unit equal in status to administrative districts—the full name of which is The Town of Satka and Satkinsky District (). As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Satkinsky Municipal District.

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* {{Use mdy dates, date=December 2012 Districts of Chelyabinsk Oblast __NOTOC__