Volodarsky District, Astrakhan Oblast

Volodarsky District (Волода́рский райо́н; Володар ауданы, Volodar audany) is an administrative and municipal 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 3883 km2. Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Volodarsky. Population: 47,351 (2002 Census);  The population of the administrative center accounts for 20.9% of the district's total population.

Kazakhs are the dominant ethnic group in the district and make up around 68% of its population. Ethnic minorities include ethnic Russians (29%) and Tatars (2%).