Official Name: | Turka |
Native Name: | Турка |
Settlement Type: | Selo |
Pushpin Map: | Russia Buryatia#Russia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Russia |
Subdivision Name1: | Republic of Buryatia |
Subdivision Name3: | Pribaykalsky District |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +8:00 |
Coordinates: | 52.9333°N 121°W[1] |
Turka (Russian: Турка; Buriat: Түрхэнэ, Türkhene) is a rural locality (a selo) in Pribaykalsky District, Republic of Buryatia, Russia. The population was 1,450 as of 2010.[2] There are 19 streets.
Turka is located on the eastern shore of Lake Baikal, by the mouth of the Turka River, 9km (06miles) north of Lake Kotokel[3] and 113km (70miles) north of Turuntayevo (the district's administrative centre) by road. Goryachinsk is the nearest rural locality.[4]