Altai Krai

Altai Krai
Алтайский край
Anthem: Anthem of Altai Krai
Coordinates: 52°46′N 82°37′E / 52.767°N 82.617°E / 52.767; 82.617
CountryRussia
Federal districtSiberian
Economic regionWest Siberian
Administrative centerBarnaul
Government
  BodyLegislative Assembly
  GovernorViktor Tomenko
Area
  Total
167,996 km2 (64,864 sq mi)
  Rank22nd
Population
  Total
2,163,693
  Estimate 
(2018)
2,350,080
  Rank22nd
  Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
  Urban
58.1%
  Rural
41.9%
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 )
ISO 3166 codeRU-ALT
License plates22
OKTMO ID01000000
Official languagesRussian
Websitehttp://www.altairegion22.ru

Altai Krai (Russian: Алта́йский край, romanized: Altayskiy kray, [ɐlˈtajskʲɪj kraj]) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai). It borders, clockwise from the west, Kazakhstan (East Kazakhstan Region, Abai Region and Pavlodar Region), Novosibirsk and Kemerovo, and the Altai Republic. The krai's administrative centre is the city of Barnaul. As of the 2021 Census, the population of the krai was 2,163,693.