Mari-Tureksky District Мари-Турекский район (Russian) Марий Тӱрек кундем (Meadow Mari) |
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Location of Mari-Tureksky District in the Mari El Republic |
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Coordinates: 56°45′04″N 49°16′55″E / 56.751°N 49.282°ECoordinates: 56°45′04″N 49°16′55″E / 56.751°N 49.282°E | |
Landscape in Mari-Tureksky District |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Mari El Republic |
Administrative structure (as of October 2014) | |
Administrative center | urban-type settlement of Mari-Turek |
Administrative divisions: | |
Urban-type settlements | 1 |
Rural okrugs | 5 |
Inhabited localities: | |
Urban-type settlements | 1 |
Rural localities | 119 |
Municipal structure (as of August 2014) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Mari-Tureksky Municipal District |
Municipal divisions: | |
Urban settlements | 1 |
Rural settlements | 5 |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,500 km2 (580 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census) | 23,155 inhabitants |
• Urban | 22.3% |
• Rural | 77.7% |
Density | 15.44/km2 (40.0/sq mi) |
Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
Official website | |
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2010 Census | 23,155 |
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2002 Census | 25,577 |
1989 Census | 27,698 |
1979 Census | 29,901 |
Mari-Tureksky District (Russian: Мари́-Туре́кский райо́н; Meadow Mari: Марий Тӱрек кундем) is an administrative and municipal 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). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Mari-Turek. 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.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mari-Tureksky District is one of the fourteen in the republic. 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. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Mari-Tureksky Municipal District. 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. The urban-type settlement of Mari-Turek serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.