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Altai Krai
First-level administrative division of Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with the neighbouring Russian federal subject of Altai Republic and the Chinese subdivision of Altay Prefecture.
Altai Krai (Russian: Алта́йский край, romanized: Altayskiy kray, IPA: [ɐlˈtajskʲɪj kraj]) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai). It borders clockwise from the west, Kazakhstan (East Kazakhstan Region and Pavlodar Region), Novosibirsk and Kemerovo Oblasts, and the Altai Republic. The krai's administrative centre is the city of Barnaul. As of the 2021 Census, the population of the krai was 2,163,693.
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Altai Krai | |
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Алтайский край | |
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Anthem: Anthem of the Altai Krai[1] | |
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Coordinates: 52°46′N 82°37′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal district | Siberian[2] |
Economic region | West Siberian[3] |
Administrative center | Barnaul[4] |
Government | |
• Body | Legislative Assembly[5] |
• Governor[6] | Viktor Tomenko |
Area | |
• Total | 167,996 km2 (64,864 sq mi) |
• Rank | 22nd |
Population | |
• Total | 2,163,693 |
• Estimate (2018)[9] | 2,350,080 |
• Rank | 22nd |
• Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
• Urban | 58.1% |
• Rural | 41.9% |
Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4 ![]() |
ISO 3166 code | RU-ALT |
License plates | 22 |
OKTMO ID | 01000000 |
Official languages | Russian[11] |
Website | http://www.altairegion22.ru |
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