Kosh-Agachsky District

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 and municipal 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). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Kosh-Agach. 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.

Kosh-Agachsky District
Кош-Агачский район
Other transcription(s)
  AltayКош-Агаш аймак
  KazakhҚосағаш ауданы
Camels in the Chuya Steppe, Kosh-Agachsky District
Location of Kosh-Agachsky District in the Altai Republic
Coordinates: 50°00′N 88°41′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectAltai Republic
Established1922
Administrative centerKosh-Agach
Area
  Total19,845 km2 (7,662 sq mi)
Population
  Total18,263
  Estimate 
(2018)
19,188 (+5.1%)
  Density0.92/km2 (2.4/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions12 Rural settlements
  Inhabited localities16 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asKosh-Agachsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+6 (MSK+3 )
OKTMO ID84610000
Websitehttp://www.mokoshagach.ru/?id=31
Population of Kosh-Agachsky District
2010 Census18,263
2002 Census17,353
1989 Census16,426
1979 Census14,246
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