Mari-Tureksky District

District in Mari El Republic, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mari-Tureksky District (Russian: Мари́-Туре́кский райо́н; Meadow Mari: Марий Тӱрек кундем, Marij Türek kundem) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the fourteen in the Mari El Republic, Russia. It is located in the east of the republic. The area of the district is 1,500 square kilometers (580 sq mi).[citation needed] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Mari-Turek.[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 23,155, with the population of Mari-Turek accounting for 22.3% of that number.[4]

CountryRussia
Established28 August 1924Edit this on Wikidata
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Mari-Tureksky District
Мари-Турекский район (Russian)
Other transcription(s)
  Meadow MariМарий Тӱрек кундем
Landscape in Mari-Tureksky District
Landscape in Mari-Tureksky District
Flag of Mari-Tureksky District
Coat of arms of Mari-Tureksky District
Location of Mari-Tureksky District in the Mari El Republic
Coordinates: 56.751°N 49.282°E / 56.751; 49.282
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMari El Republic[1]
Established28 August 1924Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerMari-Turek[2]
Area
  Total
1,500 km2 (580 sq mi)
Population
  Total
23,155
  Density15/km2 (40/sq mi)
  Urban
22.3%
  Rural
77.7%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Urban-type settlements, 5 Rural okrugs
  Inhabited localities[2]1 urban-type settlements[5], 119 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asMari-Tureksky Municipal District[6]
  Municipal divisions[6]1 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[7])
OKTMO ID88624000
Websitehttps://www.mari-tyrek.ru
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Population of Mari-Tureksky District
2010 Census23,155[4]
2002 Census25,577[8]
1989 Census27,698[9]
1979 Census29,901[10]
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Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mari-Tureksky District is one of the fourteen in the republic.[1] It is divided into one urban-type settlement (an administrative division with the administrative center in the urban-type settlement (inhabited locality) of Mari-Turek) and 5 rural okrugs, all of which comprise 119 rural localities.[2] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Mari-Tureksky Municipal District.[6] Mari-Turek Urban-Type Settlement is incorporated into an urban settlement, and the five rural okrugs are incorporated into five rural settlements within the municipal district.[6] The urban-type settlement of Mari-Turek serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[2] and municipal[11] district.

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