Morkinsky District
Morkinsky District
Моркинский район | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Meadow Mari | Морко кундем |
Welcome sign at the entrance to Morkinsky District | |
Location of Morkinsky District in the Mari El Republic | |
| Coordinates: 56°26′53″N 48°54′58″E / 56.448°N 48.916°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Mari El Republic |
| Established | 28 August 1924 |
| Administrative center | Morki |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,272 km2 (877 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 32,403 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 30.6% |
| • Rural | 69.4% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Urban-type settlements, 9 Rural okrugs |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 urban-type settlements, 150 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Morkinsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 88632000 |
| Website | http://mari-el.gov.ru/morki/Pages/main.aspx |
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| 2010 Census | 32,403 |
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| 2002 Census | 35,443 |
| 1989 Census | 39,142 |
| 1979 Census | 43,627 |
Morkinsky District (Russian: Морки́нский райо́н; Meadow Mari: Морко кундем, Morko kundem) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fourteen in the Mari El Republic, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the republic. The area of the district is 2,272 square kilometers (877 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Morki. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 32,403, with the population of Morki accounting for 30.6% of that number.