Svetloye () 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 are typically describ ...

(a selo) and the administrative center of Svetlovsky Selsoviet of Zavyalovsky District,

Altai Krai Altai Krai (, ) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai). It borders, clockwise from the west, Kazakhstan ( East Kazakhstan Region, Abai Region and Pavlodar Region), Novosibirsk and Kemerovo, and the Altai Republic. The krai's administrative ce ...

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. The population was 525 as of 2016.

Geography

Svetloye is located in the Kulunda Plain on the south-west bank of the Dolgoye Lake and the north bank of the Plotinnoye Lake, 15 km southwest of

Zavyalovo Zavyalovo () is the name of several rural localities in Russia: * Zavyalovo, Altai Krai, a '' selo'' in Zavyalovsky Selsoviet of Zavyalovsky District of Altai Krai * Zavyalovo, Iskitimsky District, Novosibirsk Oblast, a ''selo'' in Iskitimsky Dist ...

(the district's administrative centre) by road.

is the nearest rural locality.Расстояние от Светлого до Завьялова
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Ethnicity

The village is inhabited by Russians and others.

References

Rural localities in Zavyalovsky District, Altai Krai {{ZavyalovskyALT-geo-stub