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Ust-Kansky District

Ust-Kansky District
Усть-Канский район (Russian)
Кан-Оозы аймак (Altay)
Location Ust-Kansky District Altai Republic.svg
Location of Ust-Kansky District in the Altai Republic
Coordinates: 50°55′N 84°46′E / 50.917°N 84.767°E / 50.917; 84.767Coordinates: 50°55′N 84°46′E / 50.917°N 84.767°E / 50.917; 84.767
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The selo of Ust-Kan, the administrative center of Ust-Kansky District
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Altai Republic
Administrative structure (as of December 2014)
Administrative center selo of Ust-Kan
Administrative divisions:
Rural settlements 11
Inhabited localities:
Rural localities 24
Municipal structure (as of December 2014)
Municipally incorporated as Ust-Kansky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 11
Statistics
Area 6,244 km2 (2,411 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 15,007 inhabitants
• Urban 0%
• Rural 100%
Density 2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi)
Time zone KRAT (UTC+07:00)
Official website
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Population of Ust-Kansky District
2010 Census 15,007
2002 Census 15,482
1989 Census 16,123
1979 Census 14,704

Ust-Kansky District (Russian: Усть-Ка́нский район; Altai: Кан-Оозы аймак) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the ten in the Altai Republic, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic. The area of the district is 6,244 square kilometers (2,411 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Ust-Kan. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 15,007, with the population of Ust-Kan accounting for 27.5% of that number.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ust-Kansky District is one of the ten in the Altai Republic. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Ust-Kansky Municipal District. Both administrative and municipal districts are divided into the same eleven rural settlements, comprising twenty-four rural localities. The selo of Ust-Kan serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.


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