Morkinsky District (; , ''Morko kundem'') is an administrative
[Law #22-Z] and municipal
[Law #15-Z] district (
raion
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), one of the
fourteen in the
Mari El Republic,
Russia
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. It is located in the southeast of the republic. The area of the district is .
Its
administrative center
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
is the
urban locality (an
urban-type settlement
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) of
Morki.
[Resolution #9] 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.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Morkinsky District is one of the
fourteen in the republic.
It is divided into 1
urban-type settlement
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(an administrative division with the
administrative center
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
in the
urban-type settlement
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(inhabited locality) of
Morki) and 9
rural okrugs, all of which comprise 150
rural localities.
As a
municipal division, the district is incorporated as Morkinsky Municipal District.
Morki Urban-Type Settlement is incorporated into an urban settlement, and the nine rural okrugs are incorporated into nine rural settlements within the municipal district.
The urban-type settlement of Morki serves as the administrative center of both the administrative
and municipal
district.
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Districts of Mari El