Administrative, territorial, and municipal division of the Altai Republic is regulated by the Law #12-15 of the Altai Republic, passed by the State AssemblyâÂÂEl Kurultai on June 2, 1999, with subsequent amendments. The Law established the following classification:
- administrative units ()
- district ()âÂÂan administrative unit under jurisdiction of the Republic, governing a certain territory. Districts are governed from an administrative center.
- selsovet ()âÂÂa municipal unit under jurisdiction of a district comprising one or several settlements.
- dyuchina ()âÂÂnational 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 ()âÂÂsettlements that do not satisfy the criteria for urban settlements:
- selo ();
- settlement ();
- village ();
- other types of rural settlements
- closed settlement ()âÂÂterritories 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 AssemblyâÂÂEl Kurultai. All changes must later be registered in the Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division on the federal level.
Administrative and municipal divisions
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