Country Russia Administrative center selo of Ust-Kan Rural localities 24 Area 6,244 km² | Federal subject Altai Republic Rural settlements 11 Founded 1924 | |
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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.
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Map of Ust-Kansky District, Altai Republic, Russia
Administrative and municipal status
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.