Choysky District (Russian: Чо́йский райо́н; Altay: Чоя аймак) is an administrative[1] and municipal[7] 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 (a selo) 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
District
Other transcription(s)
• Altay	Чоя аймак
Chyorny Alpinist Rock near Lake Uymen in Choysky District
Flag 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 [4]
• Total	4,526 km2 (1,747 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[5]
• Total	8,348
• Estimate  (2018)[6]	8,315 (−0.4%)
• Density	1.8/km2 (4.8/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[7]
• Municipal divisions[7]	0 Urban settlements, 7 Rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+6 (MSK+3 [8])
OKTMO ID	84645000
Website	http://www.чойский-район.рф

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.[7] Both administrative[1] and municipal[7] districts are divided into the same seven rural settlements, comprising twenty-one rural localities.[1][7] The selo of Choya serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[7] district.

References

Notes

Sources

• Государственное Собрание —Эл Курултай Республики Алтай. Закон №101-РЗ от 10 ноября 2008 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Республики Алтай», в ред. Закона №51-РЗ от 6 октября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Алтай "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Республики Алтай"». Вступил в силу по истечении 10 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: Приложение к газете "Звезда Алтая", 14 ноября 2008 г. (State Assembly of the Altai Republic—El Kurultai. Law #101-RZ of November 10, 2008 On the Administrative and Territorial Structure of the Altai Republic, as amended by the Law #51-RZ of October 6, 2015 On Amending the Law of the Altai Republic "On the Administrative and Territorial Structure of the Altai Republic". Effective as of after 10 days after the official publication day.).
• Государственное Собрание —Эл Курултай Республики Алтай. Закон №10-РЗ от 13 января 2005 г. «Об образовании муниципальных образований, наделении соответствующим статусом и установлении их границ», в ред. Закона №12-РЗ от 31 марта 2015 г. «О преобразовании муниципальных образований на территории Майминского района Республики Алтай и о внесении изменений в Закон Республики Алтай "Об образовании муниципальных образований, наделении соответствующим статусом и установлении их границ"». Опубликован: "Звезда Алтая", №7–8, №23–24, 18 января 2005 г., 5 февраля 2005 г. (State Assembly of the Altai Republic—El Kurultai. Law #10-RZ of January 13, 2005 On Establishing the Municipal Formations, on Granting Them an Appropriate Status, and on Establishing Their Borders, as amended by the Law #12-RZ of March 31, 2015 On the Transformation of the Municipal Formations on the Territory of Mayminsky District of the Altai Republic and on Amending the Law of the Altai Republic "On Establishing the Municipal Formations, on Granting Them an Appropriate Status, and on Establishing Their Borders". ).

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