Volchikhinsky District
Волчихинский район | |
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Coordinates: 52°01′N 80°22′E / 52.017°N 80.367°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Altai Krai[1] |
Established | September 24, 1924 (first),[2] January 14, 1965 (second)[2] |
Administrative center | Volchikha[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 3,593.7 km2 (1,387.5 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 19,703 |
• Estimate (2018)[5] | 17,423 (−11.6%) |
• Density | 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi) |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 11 Selsoviets |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 15 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Volchikhinsky Municipal District[6] |
• Municipal divisions[6] | 0 urban settlements, 11 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4 [7]) |
OKTMO ID | 01608000 |
Website | http://www.volchiha22.ru |
2010 Census | 19,703[4] |
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2002 Census | 22,345[8] |
1989 Census | 22,034[9] |
1979 Census | 23,282[10] |
Volchikhinsky District (Russian: Волчихи́нский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the fifty-nine in Altai Krai, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the krai. The area of the district is 3,593.7 square kilometers (1,387.5 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Volchikha.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 19,703, with the population of Volchikha accounting for 52.8% of that number.[4]
The district was established on September 24, 1924 within Omsk Governorate and existed until February 1, 1963.[2] It was re-established on January 14, 1965.[2]