Verkh-Katunskoye (russian: Верх-Катунское) 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 Verkh-Katunsky Selsoviet,
Biysky District
Biysky District (russian: Би́йский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #28-ZS and municipalLaw #42-ZS district (raion), one of the fifty-nine in Altai Krai, Russia. It is located in the east of the krai and borders with Zonalny, Tsel ...
,
Altai Krai,
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
. The population was 2,723 as of 2013. There are 29 streets.
Geography
Verkh-Katunskoye is located on the Katun River, 19 km southeast of
Biysk
Biysk ( rus, Бийск, p=bʲijsk) is a city in Altai Krai, Russia, located on the Biya River not far from its confluence with the Katun River. It is the second largest city of the krai (after Barnaul, the administrative center of the krai). Popu ...
(the district's administrative centre) by road. Chuysky is the nearest rural locality.
Расстояние от Верха-Катунского до Бийска
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References
Rural localities in Biysky District
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