Altaysky District () is an administrativeLaw #28-ZS and municipalLaw #84-ZS district (

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), one of the fifty-nine in

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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. It is located in the southeast of the

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. The area of the district is . Its

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is the rural locality (a '' selo'') of Altayskoye. Population: The population of Altayskoye accounts for 53.5% of the district's total population.

Geography

Altaysky District is located in the southeast of Altay Krai, on the border with the

Altai Republic The Altai Republic, also known as the Gorno-Altai Republic, is a republic of Russia located in southern Siberia. The republic borders Kemerovo Oblast to the north, Khakassia to the northeast, Tuva to the east, Altai Krai to the west, as well ...

. The area is on the transitional piedmont between the forest steppe of the West Siberian Plain to the west and the Altai Mountains to the southeast. The Katun River runs south to north along the eastern border of the district, about 100 km upstream from where the Katun meets the

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. Altaysky District is 150 km southeast of the regional city of

Barnaul Barnaul (, ) is the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and administrative centre of Altai Krai, Russia, located at the confluence of the Barnaulka and Ob (river), Ob rivers in the West Siberian Plain. As of the Russian Censu ...

, and 3,050 km east of

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. The area measures 75 km (north-south), and 75 km (west-east); total area is 3,490 km2 (about 2% of Altai Krai). The administrative center is the town of Altayskoye in the north-center of the district. The district is bordered on the northwest by Smolensky District, Altai Krai, on the northeast by

Sovetsky District, Altai Krai Sovetsky District () is an administrativeLaw #28-ZS and municipalLaw #121-ZS district (raion), one of the fifty-nine in Altai Krai, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the krai. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is th ...

, on the east by Mayminsky District of Altai Republic, and on the southwest by Soloneshensky District.

History

The first small settlement of Russians occurred with the founding of Lower Kayancha in 1796. The other main villages were settled shortly thereafter (between 1802 and 1806). In the early 1900s, the royal court advanced funds to build a horse-drawn carriage road from Biysk south through the district to

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; this road became the Chuysky Highway. Altai District was formally founded on May 27, 1924.

Economy

The district's economy centers on agriculture, primarily livestock and the related forage crops. The flat plains of the district support grain and sunflower crops, and there is a fish-cultivation center. In recent years, tourism has become more of a focus, with over 10,000 visitors in recent summers drawn by the summer camps and a new tourist-recreational area called "Turquoise Katun".

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=January 2013 Districts of Altai Krai