Pervomaysky District () is an administrative
[Law #28-ZS] and municipal
[Law #145-ZS] district (
raion
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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 ...
,
Russia
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. It is located in the northeast of the
krai
A krai or kray (; , , ''kraya'') is one of the types of federal subjects of modern Russia, and was a type of geographical administrative division in the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR.
Etymologically, the word is related to the verb "" ...
. The area of the district is .
Its
administrative center
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
is the
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
of
Novoaltaysk
Novoaltaysk () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town in Altai Krai, Russia, located on the right bank of the Ob River, in the lower reaches of its right tributary the Chesnokovka River, Chesnokovka, across from Barnaul, the administr ...
(which is not administratively a part of the district).
Population:
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Pervomaysky District is one of the
fifty-nine in the krai.
The town of
Novoaltaysk
Novoaltaysk () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town in Altai Krai, Russia, located on the right bank of the Ob River, in the lower reaches of its right tributary the Chesnokovka River, Chesnokovka, across from Barnaul, the administr ...
serves as its
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 ...
, despite being incorporated separately as a
town of krai significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a
municipal division, the district is incorporated as Pervomaysky Municipal District.
The town of krai significance of Novoaltaysk is incorporated separately from the district as Novoaltaysk Urban Okrug.
[Law #143-ZS]
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Districts of Altai Krai
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