Choysky District
| Choysky District Чойский район (Russian) Чоя аймак (Altay) |
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 Location of Choysky District in the Altai Republic |
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| Coordinates: 51°43′N 86°33′E / 51.717°N 86.550°ECoordinates: 51°43′N 86°33′E / 51.717°N 86.550°E | |
 Chyorny Alpinist Rock near Lake Uymen in Choysky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Altai Republic |
| Administrative structure (as of December 2014) | |
| Administrative center | selo of Choya |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Rural settlements | 7 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Rural localities | 21 |
| Municipal structure (as of December 2014) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Choysky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 0 |
| Rural settlements | 7 |
| Local government: | |
| Head | Alexander Borisov |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,526 km2 (1,747 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 8,348 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Density | 1.84/km2 (4.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | KRAT (UTC+07:00) |
| Established | October 20, 1980 |
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| 2010 Census | 8,348 |
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| 2002 Census | 8,986 |
| 1989 Census | 9,060 |
Choysky District (Russian: Чо́йский райо́н; Altai: Чоя аймак) 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 area of the district is 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 total population of the district was 8,348, with the population of Choya accounting for 23.0% of that number.
The district was established on October 20, 1980.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Choysky District is one of the ten in the Altai Republic. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Choysky Municipal District. Both administrative and municipal districts are divided into the same seven rural settlements, comprising twenty-one rural localities. The selo of Choya serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.
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