Volchikhinsky District
District in Altai Krai, Russia
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Volchikhinsky District (Russian: Волчихи́нский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] 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]
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Volchikhinsky District
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 Location of Volchikhinsky District in Altai Krai | |
| Coordinates: 52°01′N 80°22′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 |
| • Density | 5.4827/km2 (14.200/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[5] |
| • Municipal divisions[5] | 0 urban settlements, 11 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4  [6]) |
| OKTMO ID | 01608000 |
| Website | http://www.volchiha22.ru |
| 2010 Census | 19,703[4] |
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| 2002 Census | 22,345[7] |
| 1989 Census | 22,034[8] |
| 1979 Census | 23,282[9] |
History
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]