Choysky District
Choysky District
Чойский район (Russian) | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Altay | Чоя аймак |
Chyorny Alpinist Rock near Lake Uymen in Choysky District | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Choysky District in the Altai Republic | |
| Coordinates: 51°43′N 86°33′E / 51.717°N 86.550°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Altai Republic |
| Established | October 20, 1980 |
| Administrative center | Choya |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local government |
| • Head | Alexander Borisov |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,526 km2 (1,747 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 8,348 |
| • Density | 1.844/km2 (4.777/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 7 Rural settlements |
| • Inhabited localities | 21 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Choysky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 0 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (MSK+3 ) |
| OKTMO ID | 84645000 |
| Website | http://www.чойский-район.рф |
| 2010 Census | 8,348 |
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| 2002 Census | 8,986 |
| 1989 Census | 9,060 |
Choysky District (Russian: Чо́йский райо́н; Altay: Чоо аймак, Çoo aymak) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the ten in the Altai Republic, Russia. It is located in the north of the republic. The district covers 4,526 square kilometers (1,747 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Choya. As of the 2010 Census, the district's total population was 8,348, with Choya accounting for 23.0% of that number.