Mayminsky District
District in Altai Republic, Russia
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Mayminsky District (Russian: Ма́йминский райо́н; Altay: Майма аймак, Mayma aymak) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion), one of the ten in the Altai Republic, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the republic. The area of the district is 1,285 square kilometers (496 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Mayma.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 28,642, with the population of Mayma accounting for 56.5% of that number.[3]
Mayminsky District
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Altay | Майма аймак |
The Katun River near the settlement of Barangol in Mayminsky District | |
 Flag .png) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Mayminsky District in the Altai Republic | |
| Coordinates: 52°01′N 85°55′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Altai Republic[1] |
| Established | February 15, 1938 |
| Administrative center | Mayma[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,285 km2 (496 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 28,642 |
| • Density | 22.29/km2 (57.73/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 6 Rural settlements |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 25 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Mayminsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[4] | 0 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (MSK+3  [5]) |
| OKTMO ID | 84615000 |
| Website | http://www.maima-altai.ru |
| 2010 Census | 28,642[3] |
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| 2002 Census | 26,306[6] |
| 1989 Census | 22,396[7] |
| 1979 Census | 26,955[8] |
History
The district was established on February 15, 1938.[citation needed]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mayminsky District is one of the ten in the Altai Republic.[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Mayminsky Municipal District.[4] Both administrative[1] and municipal[4] districts are divided into the same six rural settlements, comprising twenty-five rural localities.[1][4] The selo of Mayma serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[4] district.
Economy
The district's economy is agricultural in nature, with developed beekeeping and the cultivation of hops.