Ulagansky District (russian: Улага́нский райо́н; alt, Улаган аймак, ''Ulagan aymak'') is an administrativeLaw #101-RZ and municipalLaw #10-RZ district (

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), one of the ten in 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 ...

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. It is located in the east of the republic and borders

Turochaksky District Turochaksky District (russian: Туроча́кский райо́н; alt, Турачак аймак, ''Turaçak aymak'') is an administrativeLaw #101-RZ and municipalLaw #10-RZ district (raion), one of the ten in the Altai Republic, Russia. It ...

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 ten in the Altai Republic, Russia. It is located in the north ...

Ongudaysky District Ongudaysky District (russian: Онгуда́йский райо́н; alt, Оҥдой аймак, ''Oñdoy aymak'') is an administrativeLaw #101-RZ and municipalLaw #10-RZ district (raion), one of the ten in the Altai Republic, Russia. It is loca ...

, and

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 ...

, as well as the republics of

Tuva Tuva (; russian: Тува́) or Tyva ( tyv, Тыва), officially the Republic of Tuva (russian: Респу́блика Тыва́, r=Respublika Tyva, p=rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə tɨˈva; tyv, Тыва Республика, translit=Tyva Respublika ...

and

Khakassia Khakassia (russian: Хакасия; kjh, Хакасия, Хакас Чирі, ''Khakasiya'', ''Khakas Çiri''), officially the Republic of Khakassia (russian: Республика Хакасия, r=Respublika Khakasiya, ; kjh, Хакас Рес ...

. The area of the district is . Its

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is the

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'') 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 , native_name_lang = ru , image = , caption = , population = , popplace = 118 million Russians in the Russian Federation (2002 ''Winkler Prins'' estimate) , region1 = , pop1 ...

(20.2%),

Telengits Telengits or Telengut are a Turkic ethnic group primarily found in the Altai Republic, Russia. Telengits mainly live in a territory of Kosh-Agach District of the Altai Republic. They are part of a larger cultural group of Southern Altaians. ...

(16.3%),

Kazakhs The Kazakhs (also spelled Qazaqs; Kazakh: , , , , , ; the English name is transliterated from Russian; russian: казахи) are a Turkic-speaking ethnic group native to northern parts of Central Asia, chiefly Kazakhstan, but also parts o ...

(4.5%) and

Uzbeks The Uzbeks ( uz, , , , ) are a Turkic ethnic group native to the wider Central Asian region, being among the largest Turkic ethnic group in the area. They comprise the majority population of Uzbekistan, next to Kazakh and Karakalpak mino ...

(1.8%).

Geography

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. The mountainous topography of the region, like the rest of the

Altai Mountains The Altai Mountains (), also spelled Altay Mountains, are a mountain range in Central Asia, Central and East Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan converge, and where the rivers Irtysh and Ob River, Ob have their headwaters. The m ...

, was created by tectonic movements of the Paleozoic age, more than 300-600 million years ago.

History

The district was established on October 19, 1923''Reference Book of the Administrative-Territorial Changes in Altai'', p. 345 within Oirot Autonomous Oblast.''Reference Book of the Administrative-Territorial Changes in Altai'', p. 345

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ulagansky District is one of the ten in the

. 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

of both the administrative and municipal district.

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* * *Исполнительный комитет Алтайского краевого Совета народных депутатов. Архивный отдел. Государственный архив Алтайского края. "Справочник административно-территориальных изменений на Алтае, 1917–1980" (''Reference Book of the Administrative-Territorial Changes in Altai, 1917–1980''). Барнаул, Алтайское книжное издательство, 1987. {{Use mdy dates, date=January 2013 Districts of the Altai Republic States and territories established in 1923