Choysky District
District in Altai Republic, Russia
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Choysky District (Russian: Чо́йский райо́н; Altay: Чоо аймак, Çoo aymak) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the ten in the Altai Republic, Russia. It is located in the north of the republic. The district covers 4,526 square kilometers (1,747 sq mi).[4] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Choya.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the district's total population was 8,348, with Choya accounting for 23.0% of that number.[5]
Choysky District
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Altay | Чоя аймак |
Chyorny Alpinist Rock near Lake Uymen in Choysky District | |
 Flag .png) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Choysky District in the Altai Republic | |
| Coordinates: 51°43′N 86°33′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Altai Republic[1] |
| Established | October 20, 1980[2] |
| Administrative center | Choya[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local government |
| • Head[3] | Alexander Borisov[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,526 km2 (1,747 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 8,348 |
| • Density | 1.844/km2 (4.777/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 7 Rural settlements |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 21 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Choysky Municipal District[6] |
| • Municipal divisions[6] | 0 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (MSK+3  [7]) |
| OKTMO ID | 84645000 |
| Website | http://www.чойский-район.рф |
| 2010 Census | 8,348[5] |
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| 2002 Census | 8,986[8] |
| 1989 Census | 9,060[9] |
History
The district was established on October 20, 1980.[2]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Choysky District is one of the ten in the Altai Republic.[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Choysky Municipal District.[6] Both administrative[1] and municipal[6] districts are divided into the same seven rural settlements, comprising twenty-one rural localities.[1][6] The selo of Choya serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[6] district.