Ulchsky District
# Ulchsky District

52°22′19″N 140°26′13″E﻿ / ﻿52.37194°N 140.43694°E﻿ / 52.37194; 140.43694

Ulchsky District (Russian: У́льчский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the seventeen in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the east of the krai and named after the indigenous Ulch people. The area of the district is 39,128 square kilometers (15,107 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Bogorodskoye. Population: 18,729 (2010 Census); 23,930 (2002 Census); 28,746 (1989 Census). The population of Bogorodskoye accounts for 20.8% of the district's total population.

## History

A number of interesting Yuan and Ming Dynasty archaeological monuments have been found on the Tyr Cliff near the village of Tyr in this district.

## Demographics

Over 90% of the Russian population of Ulch people live in Ulchsky District.

