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Altai Krai (Russian: Алтайский край) 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 administrative center is the city of Barnaul. As of the 2010 Census, 2,163,693 people lived in krai.[7]
Altai Krai Алтайский край (Russian) | |||
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— Krai — | |||
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Anthem: Anthem of the Altai Krai | |||
Coordinates: 52°46′N 82°37′E | |||
Political status | |||
Country | Russia | ||
Federal district | Siberian[1] | ||
Economic region | West Siberian[2] | ||
Established | September 28, 1937[3] | ||
Administrative center | Barnaul | ||
Government (as of October 2014) | |||
• Governor[4] | Viktor Tomenko | ||
• Legislature | Legislative Assembly[5] | ||
Statistics | |||
Area (as of the 2002 Census)[6] | |||
• Total | 169,100 km2 (65,300 sq mi) | ||
Area rank | 22nd | ||
• Urban | 54.7% | ||
• Rural | 45.3% | ||
Population (January 2014 est.) | |||
• Total | 2,390,638[7] | ||
Time zone(s) | OMST (UTC+07:00) | ||
ISO 3166-2 | RU-ALT | ||
License plates | 22 | ||
Official languages | Russian[8] | ||
Official website |
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