Altai Republic, Russia Capital: Gorno-AltayskAs of 2011: Number of districts 10 Number of cities/towns 1 Number of urban-type settlements — Number of selsovets 92As of 2002:Results of the 2002 Russian Population Census—Territory, number of districts, inhabited localities, and rural administrations of the Russian Federation by federal subject Number of rural localities 243 Number of uninhabited rural localities 1
Administrative, territorial, and municipal division of the Altai Republic is regulated by the Law #12-15 of the Altai Republic, passed by the State Assembly—El Kurultai on June 2, 1999, with subsequent amendments. The Law established the following classification: administrative units () district ()—an administrative unit under jurisdiction of the Republic, governing a certain territory. Districts are governed from an administrative center. selsovet ()—a municipal unit under jurisdiction of a district comprising one or several settlements. dyuchina ()—national administrative unit for local self-governing of the native peoples. Dyuchinas would have the same administrative status as selsovets, but they have not been implemented in practice. inhabited localities (): urban settlements (): city/town (); urban-type settlement (); not implemented in practice; resort settlement (); not implemented in practice; suburban (dacha) settlement (); not implemented in practice rural settlements ()—settlements that do not satisfy the criteria for urban settlements: selo (); settlement (); village (); other types of rural settlements closed settlement ()—territories under the federal government management with travel and residency restrictions; usually military objects. Closed settlements have not been implemented in practice.
Changes in the overall administrative and territorial structure of the Republic are authorized by the State Assembly—El Kurultai. All changes must later be registered in the Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division on the federal level.
Administrative and municipal divisions
Division Structure OKATO OKTMO Rural(selsovet)AdministrativeMunicipal Gorno-Altaysk (Горно-Алтайск) city urban okrug 84 401 84 701 Kosh-Agachsky (Кош-Агачский) district 84 210 84 610 12 Mayminsky (Майминский) district 84 215 84 615 7 Ongudaysky (Онгудайский) district 84 220 84 620 10 Turochaksky (Турочакский) district 84 225 84 625 9 Ulagansky (Улаганский) district 84 230 84 630 7 Ust-Kansky (Усть-Канский) district 84 235 84 635 11 Ust-Koksinsky (Усть-Коксинский) district 84 240 84 640 9 Chemalsky (Чемальский) district 84 243 84 643 7 Choysky (Чойский) district 84 245 84 645 7 Shebalinsky (Шебалинский) district 84 250 84 650 13
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