Mari-Turek
Urban-type settlement in Mari El, Russia
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Mari-Turek (Russian: Мари́-Туре́к; Meadow Mari: Марий Тӱрек, Marij Türek) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Mari-Tureksky District of the Mari El Republic, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 5,164.[2]
Mari-Turek
Мари-Турек | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Meadow Mari | Марий Тӱрек |
![]() Interactive map of Mari-Turek | |
| Coordinates: 56°48′N 49°37′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Mari El[1] |
| Administrative district | Mari-Tureksky District[1] |
| Urban-type settlementSelsoviet | Mari-Turek Urban-Type Settlement[1] |
| Founded | 1719 |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,164 |
• Estimate (2025) | 4,213 (−18.4%) |
| • Capital of | Mari-Tureksky District,[3] Mari-Turek Urban-Type Settlement[1] |
| • Municipal district | Mari-Tureksky Municipal District[4] |
| • Urban settlement | Mari-Turek Urban Settlement[4] |
| • Capital of | Mari-Tureksky Municipal District,[5] Mari-Turek Urban Settlement[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK |
| Postal code[7] | 425500 |
| OKTMO ID | 88624151051 |
| 2010 Census | 5,164[2] |
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| 2002 Census | 5,973[8] |
| 1989 Census | 6,098[9] |
| 1979 Census | 4,942[10] |
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mari-Turek serves as the administrative center of Mari-Tureksky District.[3] As an administrative division, the urban-type settlement of Mari-Turek, together with twenty-nine rural localities, is incorporated within Mari-Tureksky District as Mari-Turek Urban-Type Settlement[3] (an administrative division of the district).[1] As a municipal division, Mari-Turek Urban-Type Settlement is incorporated within Mari-Tureksky Municipal District as Mari-Turek Urban Settlement.[4]
