Mari-Tureksky District

Mari-Tureksky District
Мари-Турекский район
Other transcription(s)
  Meadow MariМарий Тӱрек кундем
Landscape in Mari-Tureksky District
Location of Mari-Tureksky District in the Mari El Republic
Coordinates: 56°45′04″N 49°16′55″E / 56.751°N 49.282°E / 56.751; 49.282
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMari El Republic
Established28 August 1924
Administrative centerMari-Turek
Area
  Total
1,500 km2 (600 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 localities1 urban-type settlements, 119 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asMari-Tureksky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID88624000
Websitehttps://www.mari-tyrek.ru
Population of Mari-Tureksky District
2010 Census23,155
2002 Census25,577
1989 Census27,698
1979 Census29,901

Mari-Tureksky District (Russian: Мари́-Туре́кский райо́н; Meadow Mari: Марий Тӱрек кундем, Marij Türek kundem) 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.