Turkmensky District
Туркменский район | |
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Coordinates: 45°26′N 43°27′E / 45.433°N 43.450°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Stavropol Krai[1] |
Established | 1925 |
Administrative center | Letnyaya Stavka[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 2,612 km2 (1,008 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 25,948 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 23,522 (−9.3%) |
• Density | 9.9/km2 (26/sq mi) |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 8 Selsoviets |
• Inhabited localities[2] | 25 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Turkmensky Municipal District[5] |
• Municipal divisions[6] | 0 urban settlements, 11 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [7]) |
OKTMO ID | 07656000 |
Website | http://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.[5] 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]
Group | Population | Percent |
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Russian | 16,155 | 62.26% |
Turkmen | 5,043 | 19.44% |
Dargin | 1,527 | 5.88% |
Tatar | 1,425 | 5.49% |
Armenian | 380 | 1.46% |
Avar | 186 | 0.72% |
Romani | 152 | 0.59% |
Ukrainian | 109 | 0.42% |
Others | 842 | 3.24% |
Not Reported | 129 | 0.50% |
Total | 25,948 | 100.00% |