Nizhny Kuchuk (russian: Нижний Кучук) is a

rural locality In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are describ ...

(a selo) and the administrative center of Nizhnekuchuksky Selsoviet of Blagoveshchensky District,

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 ...

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. The population was 464 as of 2016. There are 6 streets.

Geography

Nizhny Kuchuk is located east of

Lake Kuchuk Lake Kuchuk or Kuchukskoye (russian: Кучукское озеро) is a bittern salt lake in the southern part of the West Siberian Plain, Blagoveshchensky District, Altai Krai, south-central Russia. Its waters are briny, containing sodium sul ...

, by the Kuchuk River, 18 km south of Blagoveshchenka (the district's administrative centre) by road. Stepnoye Ozero is the nearest rural locality.Расстояние от Нижнего Кучука до Благовещенки
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Ethnicity

The village is inhabited by Russians, as well as other ethnic groups.

References

Rural localities in Blagoveshchensky District, Altai Krai {{BlagoveshchenskyALT-geo-stub