Satkinsky District () is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.Resolution #161 It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Satka. Population (excluding the administrative center): 42,443 (2002 Census);
Geography Nurgush is a long mountain range, part of the Southern Urals, located in the district by the Zyuratkul lake. It has the highest point of Chelyabinsk Oblast, reaching above sea level.Bolshoi Nurgush - Peak Visor
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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