Gornyak () is a

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and the

administrative center An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located. In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...

of Loktevsky District of

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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, located southwest 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 ...

, the administrative center of the

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. Population: It was previously known as ''Zolotukha'' (until 1942). It lies adjacent to the

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History

It was founded in 1751 as the '' selo'' of Zolotukha (). In 1942, a miners' settlement was established in place of the old Zolotukha, named Gornyak. It was granted

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So ...

status in 1946 and town status in 1969.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gornyak serves as the

of Loktevsky District.Law #28-ZS As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Loktevsky District as the

town of district significance Town of district significance is an administrative division of a district in a federal subject of Russia. It is equal in status to a selsoviet or an urban-type settlement of district significance, but is organized around a town (as opposed to a ...

of Gornyak.Law #86-ZS As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Gornyak is incorporated within Loktevsky Municipal District as Gornyak Urban Settlement.

References

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Sources

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External links

Official website of Gornyak

Gornyak Business Directory
* {{Use mdy dates, date=January 2013 Cities and towns in Altai Krai Populated places established in 1942 Populated places in Loktevsky District Former urban-type settlements of Altai Krai