Yarkovsky District
District in Tyumen Oblast, Russia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yarkovsky District (Russian: Ярко́вский райо́н) is one of the 22 administrative divisions of Tyumen Oblast, Russia.[1] As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Yarkovsky Municipal District.[5] It is located in the western central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 6,656 square kilometers (2,570 sq mi).[3]
Yarkovsky District
| |
|---|---|
![]() Location of Yarkovsky District in Tyumen Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 57°24′N 67°06′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tyumen Oblast[1] |
| Established | 17 June 1925 |
| Administrative center | Yarkovo[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,656 km2 (2,570 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 23,184 |
| • Density | 3.483/km2 (9.021/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 14 Rural okrugs |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 73 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Yarkovsky Municipal District[5] |
| • Municipal divisions[5] | 0 urban settlements, 14 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2 |
| OKTMO ID | 71658000 |
Its administrative center is the rural locality of Yarkovo.[2] Population: 23,184 (2010 Census);[4] 25,074 (2002 census);[7] 26,418 (1989 Soviet census).[8] The population of Yarkovo accounts for 30.3% of the district's total population.[4]
