Tashanta (russian: Ташанта; alt, Тожоҥты, ''Tojoñtı'') 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 Tashantinskoye Rural Settlement of
Kosh-Agachsky District
Kosh-Agachsky District (russian: Кош-Ага́чский райо́н, Kosh-Agachskij raion; alt, Кош-Агаш аймак, ''Koş-Agaş aymak''; kz, Қосағаш ауданы, ''Qosağaş audanı'') is an administrativeLaw #101-RZ and mun ...
, the
Altai Republic,
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
. The population was 547 as of 2016. There are 13 streets.
Geography
''Tashanta'' is located on the bank of the river Tashantinki near the Russian border with Mongolia, 51 km southeast of
Kosh-Agach
Kosh-Agach (russian: Кош-Агач; alt, Кош-Агаш, ''Koş-Agaş''; kz, Қосағаш, ''Qosağaş'') is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Kosh-Agachsky District of the Altai Republic, Russia. Population:
Geo ...
(the district's administrative centre) by road. Zhana-Aul is the nearest rural locality.
Расстояние от Ташанты до Коша-Агача
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References
Rural localities in Kosh-Agachsky District
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