Biysky District
| Biysky District Бийский район (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Biysky District in Altai Krai |
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 M52 Highway in the settlement of Chuysky in Biysky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Altai Krai |
| Administrative structure (as of October 2012) | |
| Administrative center | city of Biysk |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| selsoviet | 15 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Rural localities | 37 |
| Municipal structure (as of March 2009) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Biysky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 0 |
| Rural settlements | 15 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,173 km2 (839 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 34,067 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Density | 15.68/km2 (40.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | KRAT (UTC+07:00) |
| Established | May 27, 1924 (first), February 1, 1963 (second) |
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Biysky District (Russian: Би́йский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fifty-nine in Altai Krai, Russia. It is located in the east of the krai and borders with Zonalny, Tselinny, Soltonsky, Krasnogorsky, Sovetsky, and Smolensky Districts, as well as with the territory of the City of Biysk. The area of the district is 2,200 square kilometers (850 sq mi). Its administrative center is the city of Biysk (which is not administratively a part of the district). District's population: 34,067 (2010 Census);35,740 (2002 Census);32,678 (1989 Census).
Biysky District is located in the eastern part of the krai, in the southern part of Biysko-Chumyshskaya Highland. The terrain is rugged and people extract sand and gravel.
The Biya, Katun, Bekhtemir, Shubenka, and Nenya Rivers flow through the district. Pines, birches, aspens, alders, sorbus, viburnum, bird cherries, and poplar grow in this area.
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