Biysky District
Бийский район
District
M52 Highway in the settlement of Chuysky in Biysky District
M52 Highway in the settlement of Chuysky in Biysky District
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Flag
Coat of arms of Biysky District
Coat of arms
Map
Location of Biysky District in Altai Krai
Coordinates: 52°31′0.1″N 85°10′0.1″E / 52.516694°N 85.166694°E / 52.516694; 85.166694
CountryRussia
Federal subjectAltai Krai[1]
EstablishedMay 27, 1924 (first),[citation needed]
February 1, 1963 (second)
Administrative centerBiysk[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total2,173 km2 (839 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total34,067
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
31,771 (−6.7%)
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions15 selsoviet
 • Inhabited localities[1]37 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asBiysky Municipal District[5]
 • Municipal divisions[5]0 urban settlements, 15 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 Edit this on Wikidata[6])
OKTMO ID01604000
Websitehttp://biysk.biysk22.ru/

Biysky District (Russian: Би́йский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] 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).[2] Its administrative center is the city of Biysk (which is not administratively a part of the district).[1] District's population: 34,067 (2010 Census);[3] 35,740 (2002 Census);[7] 32,678 (1989 Census).[8]

Geography

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.

History

The district was established on May 27, 1924 as one of the eighteen districts comprising Biysky Uyezd of Altai Governorate.[citation needed] The district was abolished and merged into newly formed Zonalny District on October 5, 1939. On February 1, 1963, Zonalny District was abolished, merged with Krasnogorsky and Soltonsky Districts, as well as with the parts of Marushensky District, and established once more as Biysky District.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Biysky District is one of the fifty-nine in the krai.[1] The city of Biysk serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a city of krai significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1]

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Biysky Municipal District.[5] The city of krai significance of Biysk is incorporated separately from the district as Biysk Urban Okrug.[9]

Economy

The basic economy in the district is farming, including the production of grain, sugar beets, milk, meat, and livestock.

Climate

The climate is continental with the average January temperature being −18 °C (0 °F) and the average July temperature being +18.9 °C (66.0 °F). The annual precipitation is 520 millimeters (20 in).

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Law #28-ZS
  2. ^ a b "General Information". Official District Website. Biysky District. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  4. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d Law #42-ZS
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  8. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  9. ^ Law #115-ZS

Sources

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