Ust-Koksinsky District
| Ust-Koksinsky District Усть-Коксинский район (Russian) Кӧк-Суу аймак (Altay) |
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 Location of Ust-Koksinsky District in the Altai Republic |
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| Coordinates: 51°57′N 85°57′E / 51.950°N 85.950°ECoordinates: 51°57′N 85°57′E / 51.950°N 85.950°E | |
 Lake Akkemskoye, a protected area of Russia in Ust-Koksinsky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Altai Republic |
| Administrative structure (as of October 2015) | |
| Administrative center | selo of Ust-Koksa |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Rural settlements | 9 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Rural localities | 42 |
| Municipal structure (as of March 2015) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Ust-Koksinsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 0 |
| Rural settlements | 9 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 12,960 km2 (5,000 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 17,020 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Density | 1.31/km2 (3.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | KRAT (UTC+07:00) |
| Established | October 19, 1923 |
| Previous names | Uymonsky District (until April 10, 1933) |
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| 2010 Census | 17,020 |
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| 2002 Census | 17,481 |
| 1989 Census | 16,734 |
| 1979 Census | 16,367 |
Ust-Koksinsky District (Russian: Усть-Ко́ксинский район; Altai: Кӧк-Суу аймак) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the ten in the Altai Republic, Russia. It is located in the west and southwest of the republic. The area of the district is 12,960 square kilometers (5,000 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Ust-Koksa. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 17,020, with the population of Ust-Koksa accounting for 25.7% of that number.
The district was established on October 19, 1923 as Uymonsky District (Уймонский район) within Oirot Autonomous Oblast. It was given its present name on April 10, 1933.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ust-Koksinsky District is one of the ten in the Altai Republic. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Ust-Koksinsky Municipal District. Both administrative and municipal districts are divided into the same nine rural settlements, comprising forty-two rural localities. The selo of Ust-Koksa serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.
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