Blagoveshchensky District, Altai Krai
Blagoveshchensky District (Russian: Благове́щенский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fifty-nine in Altai Krai, Russia. It is located in the west of the krai. The area of the district is 3,700 square kilometers (1,400 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Blagoveshchenka. Population: 30,783 (2010 Census); 34,878 (2002 Census); 44,849 (1989 Census). The population of Blagoveshchenka accounts for 37.8% of the district's total population.
Blagoveshchensky District
Благовещенский район | |
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Kulundinsky Irrigation Canal near the selo of Glyaden in Blagoveshchensky District | |
Location of Blagoveshchensky District in Altai Krai | |
| Coordinates: 52°50′0″N 80°0′0″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Altai Krai |
| Established | 1925 |
| Administrative center | Blagoveshchenka |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,700 km2 (1,400 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 30,783 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 28,461 (−7.5%) |
| • Density | 8.3/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 59.4% |
| • Rural | 40.6% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 2 Settlement administrations, 10 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities | 2 Urban-type settlements, 28 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Blagoveshchensky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 2 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4 ) |
| OKTMO ID | 01605000 |
| Website | http://blag-admin.ru/ |
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