Tashanta (; , ''Tojoñtı'') is a

rural locality In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry are typically describ ...

(a selo) and the administrative centre of Tashantinskoye Rural Settlement of

Kosh-Agachsky District Kosh-Agachsky District (; , ''Koş-Agaş aymak''; , ''Qosağaş audany'') 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 south and southeast of the repu ...

, the

Altai Republic The Altai Republic, also known as the Gorno-Altai Republic, is a republic of Russia located in southern Siberia. The republic borders Kemerovo Oblast to the north, Khakassia to the northeast, Tuva to the east, Altai Krai to the west, as well ...

Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...

. The population was 547 as of 2016. There are 13 streets.

Geography

''Tashanta'' is located on the bank of the river Tashantinki near the Russian border with Mongolia, 51 km southeast of

Kosh-Agach Kosh-Agach (; , ''Koş-Agaş''; , ''Qosağaş'') is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Kosh-Agachsky District of the Altai Republic, Russia. Population: Geography Climate According to the Köppen Climate Classification, ...

(the district's administrative centre) by road. Zhana-Aul is the nearest rural locality.Расстояние от Ташанты до Коша-Агача
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References

Rural localities in Kosh-Agachsky District {{AltaiRepublic-geo-stub