Altaysky District, Altai Krai
| Altaysky District Алтайский район (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Altaysky District in Altai Krai |
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| Coordinates: 51°56′N 85°19′E / 51.933°N 85.317°ECoordinates: 51°56′N 85°19′E / 51.933°N 85.317°E | |
 Devil Mountain, Aya Reserve, Altaysky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Altai Krai |
| Administrative structure (as of October 2012) | |
| Administrative center | selo of Altayskoye |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| selsoviet | 10 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Rural localities | 25 |
| Municipal structure (as of July 2012) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Altaysky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 0 |
| Rural settlements | 10 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,490 km2 (1,350 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 25,645 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Density | 7.35/km2 (19.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | KRAT (UTC+07:00) |
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Altaysky District (Russian: Алта́йский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fifty-nine in Altai Krai, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the krai. The area of the district is 3,400 square kilometers (1,300 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Altayskoye. Population: 25,645 (2010 Census);26,984 (2002 Census);26,287 (1989 Census). The population of Altayskoye accounts for 53.5% of the district's total population.
Altaysky District is located in the southeast of Altay Krai, on the border with the Altai Republic. The area is on the transitional piedmont between the forest steppe of the West Siberian Plain to the west and the Altai Mountains to the southeast. The Katun River runs south to north along the eastern border of the district, about 100 km upstream from where the Katun meets the Ob River. Altaysky District is 150 km southeast of the regional city of Barnaul, and 3,050 km east of Moscow. The area measures 75 km (north-south), and 75 km (west-east); total area is 3,490 km2 (about 2% of Altai Krai). The administrative center is the town of Altayskoye in the north-center of the district.
The district is bordered on the northwest by Smolensky District, Altai Krai, on the northeast by Sovetsky District, Altai Krai, on the east by Mayminsky District of Altai Republic, and on the southwest by Soloneshensky District.
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