Topchikhinsky District
District in Altai Krai, Russia
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Topchikhinsky District (Russian: Топчи́хинский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion), one of the fifty-nine in Altai Krai, Russia. It is located in the center of the krai. The area of the district is 3,300 square kilometers (1,300 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Topchikha.[1] Population: 23,350 (2010 census);[3] 27,305 (2002 census);[6] 27,528 (1989 Soviet census).[7] The population of Topchikha accounts for 37.8% of the district's total population.[3]
Topchikhinsky District
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The settlement of Kirovsky in Topchikhinsky District | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Topchikhinsky District in Altai Krai | |
| Coordinates: 52°48′N 83°06′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Altai Krai[1] |
| Established | 1924 |
| Administrative center | Topchikha[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,300 km2 (1,300 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 23,350 |
| • Density | 7.1/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 17 selsoviet |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 38 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Topchikhinsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[4] | 0 urban settlements, 17 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4 [5]) |
| OKTMO ID | 01649000 |
| Website | http://www.top-rayon.ru/ |
Geography
Lake Peschanoye is located in the district.[8][9]