Kosikhinsky District

Kosikhinsky District
Косихинский район
Memorial museum of Gherman Titov in the selo of Polkovnikovo, Kosikhinsky District
Location of Kosikhinsky District in Altai Krai
Coordinates: 53°21′36″N 84°35′03″E / 53.36000°N 84.58417°E / 53.36000; 84.58417
CountryRussia
Federal subjectAltai Krai
Established1924
Administrative centerKosikha
Area
  Total
1,877 km2 (725 sq mi)
Population
  Total
17,927
  Density9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions11 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities26 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asKosikhinsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 11 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 )
OKTMO ID01618000
Websitewww.altairegion22.ru

Kosikhinsky District (Russian: Коси́хинский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fifty-nine in Altai Krai, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the krai. The area of the district is 1,877 square kilometers (725 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Kosikha. Population: 17,927(2010 Census); 20,494(2002 Census); 21,863(1989 Soviet census). The population of the administrative center accounts for 29.2% of the district's total population.