Kosh-Agachsky District (Russian: Кош-Ага́чский райо́н, romanized: Kosh-Agachskij raion; Altay: Кош-Агаш аймак, Koş-Agaş aymak; Kazakh: Қосағаш ауданы, Qosağaş audany) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion), one of the ten in the Altai Republic, Russia. It is located in the south and southeast of the republic. The area of the district is 19,845 square kilometers (7,662 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (aselo) of Kosh-Agach.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 18,263, with the population of Kosh-Agach accounting for 43.3% of that number.[3]
Kosh-Agachsky District
Кош-Агачский район
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Altay | Кош-Агаш аймак |
• Kazakh | Қосағаш ауданы |
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Camels in the Chuya Steppe, Kosh-Agachsky District
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Location of Kosh-Agachsky District in the Altai Republic
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Coordinates: 50°00′N 88°41′E / 50.000°N 88.683°E / 50.000; 88.683 | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Altai Republic[1] |
Established | 1922![]() |
Administrative center | Kosh-Agach[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 19,845 km2 (7,662 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 18,263 |
• Density | 0.92/km2 (2.4/sq mi) |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 12Rural settlements |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 16rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporatedas | Kosh-Agachsky Municipal District[4] |
• Municipal divisions[4] | 0 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+6 (MSK+3 ![]() |
OKTMOID | 84610000 |
Website | http://www.mokoshagach.ru/?id=31 |
2010 Census | 18,263[3] |
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2002 Census | 17,353[6] |
1989 Census | 16,426[7] |
1979 Census | 14,246[8] |
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kosh-Agachsky District is one of the ten in the Altai Republic.[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kosh-Agachsky Municipal District.[4] Both administrative[1] and municipal[4] districts are divided into the same twelve rural settlements, comprising sixteen rural localities.[1][4] The seloofKosh-Agach serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[4] district.
Ethnic composition (2010):[3]