Turkmensky District

Turkmensky District
Туркменский район
A pond in the vicinity of the selo of Malye Yagury in Turkmensky District
A pond in the vicinity of the selo of Malye Yagury in Turkmensky District
Flag of Turkmensky District
Coat of arms of Turkmensky District
Map
Location of Turkmensky District in Stavropol Krai
Coordinates: 45°26′N 43°27′E / 45.433°N 43.450°E / 45.433; 43.450
CountryRussia
Federal subjectStavropol Krai[1]
Established1925Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerLetnyaya Stavka[2]
Area
 • Total2,612 km2 (1,008 sq mi)
Population
 • Total25,948
 • Density9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions8 Selsoviets
 • Inhabited localities[2]25 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asTurkmensky Municipal District[4]
 • Municipal divisions[5]0 urban settlements, 11 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
OKTMO ID07656000
Websitehttp://www.turkmensky.ru/

Turkmensky District (Russian: Туркме́нский райо́н) is one of the twenty-six raions in the north of Stavropol Krai, Russia.[2] Municipally, it is incorporated as Turkmensky Municipal District.[4] The district was named for its significant Turkmen population, although it is not a majority. The area of the district is 2,612 square kilometers (1,008 sq mi).[2] Turkmensky's administrative center is the rural locality of Letnyaya Stavka.[2] In 2010, the population was 25,948. The population of Letnyaya Stavka accounts for 17.1% of Turkmensky's total population.[3]

  1. ^ Charter of Stavropol Krai, Article 19
  2. ^ a b c d e f Resolution #63-p
  3. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  4. ^ a b Law #89-kz
  5. ^ Law #88-kz
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.