Aleysky District (russian: Але́йский райо́н) is an administrative
[Law #28-ZS] and municipal
[Law #30-ZS] district (
raion
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), one of the
fifty-nine in
Altai Krai
Altai Krai (russian: Алта́йский край, r=Altaysky kray, p=ɐlˈtajskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (a krai). It borders clockwise from the west, Kazakhstan (East Kazakhstan Region and Pavlodar ...
,
Russia
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. It is located in the center of the
krai
A krai or kray (; russian: край, , ''kraya'') is one of the types of federal subjects of modern Russia, and was a type of geographical administrative division in the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR.
Etymologically, the word is relate ...
. The area of the district is .
Its
administrative center
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A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...
is the
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
of
Aleysk
Aleysk (russian: Але́йск) is a town in Altai Krai, Russia, located on the Aley River ( Ob's tributary), southwest of Barnaul. Population: 32,000 (1968).
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divis ...
(which is not administratively a part of the district).
Population:
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Aleysky District is one of the
fifty-nine in the krai.
The town of
Aleysk
Aleysk (russian: Але́йск) is a town in Altai Krai, Russia, located on the Aley River ( Ob's tributary), southwest of Barnaul. Population: 32,000 (1968).
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divis ...
serves as its
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...
, despite being incorporated separately as a
town of krai significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a
municipal division, the district is incorporated as Aleysky Municipal District.
The town of krai significance of Aleysk is incorporated separately from the district as Aleysk Urban Okrug.
[Law #84-ZS]
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Districts of Altai Krai