Kosh-Agachsky District (Russian: Кош-Ага́чский райо́н, romanized: Kosh-Agachskij raion; Altay: Кош-Агаш аймак, romanized: Kosh-Agash aimak; Kazakh: Қосағаш ауданы, romanized: Qosağaş audanı) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] 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 (a selo) 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
District
Other transcription(s)
• Altay	Кош-Агаш аймак
• Kazakh	Қосағаш ауданы
Camels in the Chuya Steppe, Kosh-Agachsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Kosh-Agachsky District in the Altai Republic
Coordinates: 50°00′N 88°41′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Altai Republic[1]
Established	1922
Administrative center	Kosh-Agach[1]
Area [2]
• Total	19,845 km2 (7,662 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	18,263
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	19,188 (+5.1%)
• Density	0.92/km2 (2.4/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	12 Rural settlements
• Inhabited localities[1]	16 Rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Kosh-Agachsky Municipal District[5]
• Municipal divisions[5]	0 Urban settlements, 12 Rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+6 (MSK+3 [6])
OKTMO ID	84610000
Website	http://www.mokoshagach.ru/?id=31

Administrative and municipal status

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.[5] Both administrative[1] and municipal[5] districts are divided into the same twelve rural settlements, comprising sixteen rural localities.[1][5] The selo of Kosh-Agach serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[5] district.

Population

Ethnic composition (2010):[3]

• Kazakhs – 53.4%
• Altay – 40.5%
• Russians – 3.2%
• Others – 2.9%

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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