Karakoksha (russian: Каракокша; alt, Кара-Кӧкши, ''Kara-Kökşi'') is a
rural locality
In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are describ ...
(a
selo) and the administrative centre of Karakokshinskoye Rural Settlement of
Choysky District
Choysky District (russian: Чо́йский райо́н; alt, Чоо аймак, ''Çoo aymak'') is an administrativeLaw #101-RZ and municipalLaw #10-RZ district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of the Altai Republic, ten in the Alta ...
, the
Altai Republic
The Altai Republic (; russian: Респу́блика Алта́й, Respublika Altay, ; Altai: , ''Altay Respublika''), also known as Gorno-Altai Republic, and colloquially, and primarily referred to in Russian to distinguish from the neighbour ...
,
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...
. The population was 1351 as of 2016.
There are 17 streets.
Geography
Karakoksha is located southeast of
Gorno-Altaysk
Gorno-Altaysk (russian: Го́рно-Алта́йск, a=Горно-Алтайск.ogg, r=Gorno-Altaysk, p=ˈgornə ɐlˈtajsk; ; historically, pre-1932: Ulala) is the capital town of the Altai Republic, Russia.
The population stands at around ...
, in the valley of the Sarakoksha River, 54 km south of
Choya (the district's administrative centre) by road. Kuzya is the nearest rural locality.
Расстояние от Каракокши до Чои
/ref>
References
Rural localities in Choysky District
{{AltaiRepublic-geo-stub