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Turochaksky District

Turochaksky District
Турочакский район (Russian)
Турачак аймак (Altay)
Location Turochaksky District Altai Republic.svg
Location of Turochaksky District on the map of Altai Republic
Coordinates: 52°15′N 87°07′E / 52.250°N 87.117°E / 52.250; 87.117Coordinates: 52°15′N 87°07′E / 52.250°N 87.117°E / 52.250; 87.117
Lake Teletskoye near Artybash.jpg
Lake Teletskoye near the selo of Artybash in Turochaksky District
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Altai Republic
Administrative structure (as of December 2014)
Administrative center selo of Turochak
Administrative divisions:
Rural settlements 9
Inhabited localities:
Rural localities 32
Municipal structure (as of December 2014)
Municipally incorporated as Turochaksky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 9
Statistics
Area 11,015 km2 (4,253 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 12,484 inhabitants
• Urban 0%
• Rural 100%
Density 1.13/km2 (2.9/sq mi)
Time zone KRAT (UTC+07:00)
Official website
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Population of Turochaksky District
2010 Census 12,484
2002 Census 13,168
1989 Census 13,679
1979 Census 13,552

Turochaksky District (Russian: Туроча́кский райо́н; Altai: Турачак аймак) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the ten in the Altai Republic, Russia. It is located in the north of the republic. The area of the district is 11,015 square kilometers (4,253 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Turochak. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 12,484, with the population of Turochak accounting for 44.7% of that number.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Turochaksky District is one of the ten in the Altai Republic. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Turochaksky Municipal District. Both administrative and municipal districts are divided into the same nine rural settlements, comprising thirty-two rural localities. The selo of Turochak serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.


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