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 area of the district is 4,526 square kilometers (1,747 sq mi).[4] Its administrative center is the rural locality (aselo) of Choya.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 8,348, with the population of Choya accounting for 23.0% of that number.[5]
Choysky District
Чойский район
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Altay | Чоя аймак |
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Chyorny Alpinist Rock near Lake Uymen in Choysky District
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Location of Choysky District in the Altai Republic
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Coordinates: 51°43′N 86°33′E / 51.717°N 86.550°E / 51.717; 86.550 | |
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 | 1.8/km2 (4.8/sq mi) |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 7Rural settlements |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 21rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporatedas | Choysky Municipal District[6] |
• Municipal divisions[6] | 0 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+6 (MSK+3 ![]() |
OKTMOID | 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] |
The district was established on October 20, 1980.[2]
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 seloofChoya serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[6] district.