Kharabalinsky 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 central and eastern parts of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Kharabali. Population: 40,955 (2002 Census); The population of Kharabali accounts for 44.0% of the district's total population.
Ethnic Russians make up 51% of the district's population. The second largest ethnic group is the Kazakhs that account for 42% of the population. Smaller minority communities include Nogais, Tatars and Armenians.
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