Ust-Kulomsky District (russian: Усть-Куломский райо́н; kv, Кулӧмдiн район, ''Kulömdïn rajon'') is an administrative district (

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), one of the twelve in the

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.Law #13-RZ It is located in the south of the republic. The area of the district is . Its

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is the

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(a '' selo'') of Ust-Kulom. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 26,858, with the population of Ust-Kulom accounting for 19.1% of that number.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ust-Kulomsky District is one of the twelve in the

. The district is divided into sixteen ''selo'' administrative territories and six settlement administrative territories, which comprise sixty-three rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Ust-Kulomsky Municipal District.Law #11-RZ Its twenty-two administrative territories are incorporated as twenty-two rural settlements within the municipal district. The '' selo'' of Ust-Kulom serves as the

Administrative and municipal status

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