Askizsky District

Askizsky District (Russian: Аски́зский райо́н; Khakas: Асхыс аймағы, Asxıs aymağı) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the eight in the Republic of Khakassia, Russia.

It is located in the central and western parts of the republic.

The area of the district is 7,536 square kilometers (2,910 sq mi).

[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Askiz.

[3] As of the 2010 Census the ethnic breakdown of Askizsky District was the following:Khakasses: 50.45% Russians: 43.68%Germans: 1.08%Others: 4.79%

Tigirtish Ridge, Golden Valley, Askizsky District