Turochaksky District

Turochaksky District
Турочакский район
Other transcription(s)
  AltayТурачак аймак
Lake Teletskoye near the selo of Artybash in Turochaksky District
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; 87.117
CountryRussia
Federal subjectAltai Republic
Administrative centerTurochak
Area
  Total
11,015 km2 (4,253 sq mi)
Population
  Total
12,484
  Density1.1/km2 (2.9/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions9 Rural settlements
  Inhabited localities32 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asTurochaksky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+6 (MSK+3 )
OKTMO ID84625000
Websitehttp://www.turochak-altai.ru/
Population of Turochaksky District
2010 Census12,484
2002 Census13,168
1989 Census13,679
1979 Census13,552

Turochaksky District (Russian: Туроча́кский райо́н; Altay: Турачак аймак, Turaçak aymak) 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.