Altai Krai
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Altai Krai Алтайский край (Russian) |
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| Political status | |||
| Country | Russia | ||
| Federal district | Siberian | ||
| Economic region | West Siberian | ||
| Established | September 28, 1937 | ||
| Administrative center | Barnaul | ||
| Government (as of October 2014) | |||
| • Governor | Alexander Karlin | ||
| • Legislature | Altai Krai Legislative Assembly | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Area (as of the 2002 Census) | |||
| • Total | 169,100 km2 (65,300 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 22nd | ||
| Population (2010 Census) | |||
| • Total | 2,419,755 | ||
| • Rank | 21st | ||
| • Density | 14.31/km2 (37.1/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 54.7% | ||
| • Rural | 45.3% | ||
| Population (January 2014 est.) | |||
| • Total | 2,390,638 | ||
| Time zone(s) | KRAT (UTC+07:00) | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | RU-ALT | ||
| License plates | 22 | ||
| Official languages | Russian | ||
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Altai Krai (Russian: Алта́йский край, tr. Altaysky kray; IPA: [ɐlˈtajskʲɪj kraj]) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai). It borders with, clockwise from the west, Kazakhstan, Novosibirsk and Kemerovo Oblasts, and the Altai Republic. The krai's administrative center is the city of Barnaul. As of the 2010 Census, the population of the krai was 2,419,755.
Altai Krai has rolling foothills, grasslands, lakes, rivers, and mountains.
The climate is severe with long cold dry winters and hot, usually dry summers. The region's main waterway is the Ob River. The Biya and Katun Rivers are also important. The biggest lakes are Lake Kulundinskoye, Lake Kuchukskoye, and Lake Mikhaylovskoye.
Altai Krai has huge reserves of raw materials, especially materials used for building, as well as significant mineral reserves. These include nonferrous metals, lead and iron ores, manganese, tungsten, molybdenum, bauxite, and gold. Forests cover about 60,000 km² of the krai's land. See also Geography of South-Central Siberia.
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