Ulagansky District
Улаганский район | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Altay | Улаган аймак |
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Coordinates: 51°57′N 85°57′E / 51.950°N 85.950°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Altai Republic [1] |
Established | October 19, 1923 [2] |
Administrative center | Ulagan [1] |
Area | |
• Total | 18,367 km2 (7,092 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 11,388 |
• Estimate (2018)
[5] | 11,574 (+1.6%) |
• Density | 0.62/km2 (1.6/sq mi) |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 7 Rural settlements |
• Inhabited localities [1] | 13 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Ulagansky Municipal District [6] |
• Municipal divisions [6] | 0 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+6 ( MSK+3 [7]) |
OKTMO ID | 84630000 |
Website | http://улаган-адм.рф |
2010 Census | 11,388 [4] |
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2002 Census | 11,581 [8] |
1989 Census | 11,176 [9] |
1979 Census | 9,323 [10] |
Ulagansky District ( Russian: Улага́нский райо́н; Altay: Улаган аймак, Ulagan aymak) is an administrative [1] and municipal [6] district ( raion), one of the ten in the Altai Republic, Russia. It is located in the east of the republic and borders Turochaksky District, Choysky District, Ongudaysky District, and Kosh-Agachsky District, as well as the republics of Tuva and Khakassia. The area of the district is 18,367 square kilometers (7,092 sq mi). [3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Ulagan. [1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 11,388, with the population of Ulagan accounting for 28.3% of that number. [4] Altai make up 57.2% of the district's population, followed by Russians (20.2%), Telengits (16.3%), Kazakhs (4.5%) and Uzbeks (1.8%). [11]
The district is located in a mountainous area, away from major roads. [3] A large part of the district along the mountainous eastern border is in the Altai Nature Reserve. [3] The mountainous topography of the region, like the rest of the Altai Mountains, was created by tectonic movements of the Paleozoic age, more than 300-600 million years ago.
The district was established on October 19, 1923 [2] within Oirot Autonomous Oblast. [12]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ulagansky District is one of the ten in the Altai Republic. [1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Ulagansky Municipal District. [6] Both administrative [1] and municipal [6] districts are divided into the same seven rural settlements, comprising thirteen rural localities. [1] [6] The selo of Ulagan serves as the administrative center of both the administrative [1] and municipal [6] district.
Ulagansky District
Улаганский район | |
---|---|
Other transcription(s) | |
• Altay | Улаган аймак |
| |
Coordinates: 51°57′N 85°57′E / 51.950°N 85.950°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Altai Republic [1] |
Established | October 19, 1923 [2] |
Administrative center | Ulagan [1] |
Area | |
• Total | 18,367 km2 (7,092 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 11,388 |
• Estimate (2018)
[5] | 11,574 (+1.6%) |
• Density | 0.62/km2 (1.6/sq mi) |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 7 Rural settlements |
• Inhabited localities [1] | 13 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Ulagansky Municipal District [6] |
• Municipal divisions [6] | 0 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+6 ( MSK+3 [7]) |
OKTMO ID | 84630000 |
Website | http://улаган-адм.рф |
2010 Census | 11,388 [4] |
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2002 Census | 11,581 [8] |
1989 Census | 11,176 [9] |
1979 Census | 9,323 [10] |
Ulagansky District ( Russian: Улага́нский райо́н; Altay: Улаган аймак, Ulagan aymak) is an administrative [1] and municipal [6] district ( raion), one of the ten in the Altai Republic, Russia. It is located in the east of the republic and borders Turochaksky District, Choysky District, Ongudaysky District, and Kosh-Agachsky District, as well as the republics of Tuva and Khakassia. The area of the district is 18,367 square kilometers (7,092 sq mi). [3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Ulagan. [1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 11,388, with the population of Ulagan accounting for 28.3% of that number. [4] Altai make up 57.2% of the district's population, followed by Russians (20.2%), Telengits (16.3%), Kazakhs (4.5%) and Uzbeks (1.8%). [11]
The district is located in a mountainous area, away from major roads. [3] A large part of the district along the mountainous eastern border is in the Altai Nature Reserve. [3] The mountainous topography of the region, like the rest of the Altai Mountains, was created by tectonic movements of the Paleozoic age, more than 300-600 million years ago.
The district was established on October 19, 1923 [2] within Oirot Autonomous Oblast. [12]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ulagansky District is one of the ten in the Altai Republic. [1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Ulagansky Municipal District. [6] Both administrative [1] and municipal [6] districts are divided into the same seven rural settlements, comprising thirteen rural localities. [1] [6] The selo of Ulagan serves as the administrative center of both the administrative [1] and municipal [6] district.