Country Russia Administrative center selo of Ulagan Rural localities 13 | Federal subject Altai Republic Rural settlements 7 Area 18,394 km² | |
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Ulagansky District (Russian: Улага́нский райо́н; Altai: Улаган аймак) 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. 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.
The district is located in a mountainous area, away from major roads. A large part of the district along the mountainous eastern border is in the Altai Nature Reserve. It is also one of the last ethnic Altai stronghold.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ulagansky District is one of the ten in the Altai Republic. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Ulagansky Municipal District. Both administrative and municipal districts are divided into the same seven rural settlements, comprising thirteen rural localities. The selo of Ulagan serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.