Turkovsky District

Turkovsky District (Russian: Турковский райо́н) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[6] district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Saratov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,400 square kilometers (540 sq mi).^[3] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Turki.^[2] Population: 12,834 (2010 Census);^[4] 15,852 (2002 Census);^[9] 18,409 (1989 Soviet census).^[10] The population of Turki accounts for 47.7% of the district's total population.^[4]

Turkovsky District Турковский район
District
Red Yar, Turkovsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Turkovsky District in Saratov Oblast
Coordinates: 51°59′03″N 43°16′17″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Saratov Oblast[1]
Established	23 July 1928
Administrative center	Turki[2]
Area [3]
• Total	1,400 km2 (500 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	12,834
• Density	9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
• Urban	47.7%
• Rural	52.3%
Administrative structure
• Inhabited localities[2]	1 urban-type settlements[5], 49 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Turkovsky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[7]	1 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+4 (MSK+1 [8])
OKTMO ID	63647000
Website	http://turki.sarmo.ru/