▁▁ ▁Category : R ivers ▁of ▁Minnesota ▁Category : R ivers ▁of ▁Ch ipp ew a ▁County , ▁Minnesota ▁Category : R ivers ▁of ▁Douglas ▁County , ▁Minnesota ▁Category : R ivers ▁of ▁Pope ▁County , ▁Minnesota ▁Category : R ivers ▁of ▁Stevens ▁County , ▁Minnesota ▁Category : R ivers ▁of ▁Swift ▁County , ▁Minnesota ▁Category : T rib ut aries ▁of ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁River <0x0A> </s> ▁Kh ak ass ia ▁( ; ▁Kh ak as : ▁), ▁officially ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Kh ak ass ia ▁( , ▁; ▁Kh ak as : ▁, ▁tr . ▁Kh ak ás ▁Res p ú b lik azy ), ▁is ▁a ▁federal ▁subject ▁( a ▁republic ) ▁of ▁Russia . ▁Its ▁capital ▁city ▁is ▁Ab ak an , ▁which ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁largest ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁republic . ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Census , ▁the ▁republic ' s ▁population ▁was   5 3 2 , 4 0 3 . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁The ▁republic ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁south western ▁part ▁of ▁Eastern ▁Si ber ia ▁and ▁borders ▁K ras no yar sk ▁K rai ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁east , ▁the ▁Tu va ▁Republic ▁in ▁the ▁sout heast ▁and ▁south , ▁the ▁Al ta i ▁Republic ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁south west , ▁and ▁K emer ovo ▁O blast ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁north west . ▁It ▁st ret ches ▁for ▁ ▁from ▁north ▁to ▁south ▁and ▁for ▁ ▁from ▁east ▁to ▁west . ▁Mountains ▁( e astern ▁s lop es