Administrative divisions of the Altai Republic

• 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 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.

Administrative and municipal divisions