Yarkovsky District

Yarkovsky District
Ярковский район
Location of Yarkovsky District in Tyumen Oblast
Coordinates: 57°25′0.01″N 67°15′0.00″E / 57.4166694°N 67.2500000°E / 57.4166694; 67.2500000
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTyumen Oblast
Established17 June 1925
Administrative centerYarkovo
Area
  Total
6,656 km2 (2,570 sq mi)
Population
  Total
23,184
  Density3.5/km2 (9.0/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions14 Rural okrugs
  Inhabited localities73 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asYarkovsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 14 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 )
OKTMO ID71658000

Yarkovsky District (Russian: Ярко́вский райо́н) is one of the 22 administrative divisions of Tyumen Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Yarkovsky Municipal District. 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).

Its administrative center is the rural locality of Yarkovo. Population: 23,184 (2010 Census); 25,074(2002 Census); 26,418(1989 Soviet census). The population of Yarkovo accounts for 30.3% of the district's total population.