Choysky District (; , 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 of the republic. The district covers . Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Choya. As of the 2010 Census, the district's total population was 8,348, with Choya accounting for 23.0% of that number.
History The district was established on October 20, 1980.Official website of Choysky District. History of the District
Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Choysky District is one of the ten in the Altai Republic. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Choysky Municipal District. Both administrative and municipal districts are divided into the same seven rural settlements, comprising twenty-one rural localities. The selo of Choya serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.
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