Turochaksky District (Russian: Туроча́кский райо́н; Altay: Турачак аймак, Turaçak aymak) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] 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).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (aselo) of Turochak.[1] 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.[3]
Turochaksky District
Турочакский район
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Altay | Турачак аймак |
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Location of Turochaksky District on the map of Altai Republic
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Coordinates: 52°15′N 87°07′E / 52.250°N 87.117°E / 52.250; 87.117 | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Altai Republic[1] |
Administrative center | Turochak[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 11,015 km2 (4,253 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 12,484 |
• Density | 1.1/km2 (2.9/sq mi) |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 9Rural settlements |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 32rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporatedas | Turochaksky Municipal District[4] |
• Municipal divisions[4] | 0 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+6 (MSK+3 ![]() |
OKTMOID | 84625000 |
Website | http://www.turochak-altai.ru/ |
2010 Census | 12,484[3] |
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2002 Census | 13,168[6] |
1989 Census | 13,679[7] |
1979 Census | 13,552[8] |
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Turochaksky District is one of the ten in the Altai Republic.[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Turochaksky Municipal District.[4] Both administrative[1] and municipal[4] districts are divided into the same nine rural settlements, comprising thirty-two rural localities.[1][4] The seloofTurochak serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[4] district.