Ulagansky District

Ulagansky District
Улаганский район
Other transcription(s)
  AltayУлаган аймак
Chulyshman River area, a protected area of Russia in Ulagansky District
Location of Ulagansky District in the Altai Republic
Coordinates: 51°57′N 85°57′E / 51.950°N 85.950°E / 51.950; 85.950
CountryRussia
Federal subjectAltai Republic
EstablishedOctober 19, 1923
Administrative centerUlagan
Area
  Total
18,367 km2 (7,092 sq mi)
Population
  Total
11,388
  Density0.62/km2 (1.6/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions7 Rural settlements
  Inhabited localities13 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asUlagansky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+6 (MSK+3 )
OKTMO ID84630000
Websitehttp://улаган-адм.рф
Population of Ulagansky District
2010 Census11,388
2002 Census11,581
1989 Census11,176
1979 Census9,323

Ulagansky District (Russian: Улага́нский райо́н; Altay: Улаган аймак, Ulagan aymak) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the ten in the Altai Republic, Russia. It is located in the east of the republic and borders Turochaksky District, Choysky District, Ongudaysky District, and Kosh-Agachsky District, as well as the republics of Tuva and Khakassia. The area of the district is 18,367 square kilometers (7,092 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Ulagan. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 11,388, with the population of Ulagan accounting for 28.3% of that number. Altai make up 57.2% of the district's population, followed by Russians (20.2%), Telengits (16.3%), Kazakhs (4.5%) and Uzbeks (1.8%).