Biysk
Biysk
Бийск | |
|---|---|
Sovetskaya Street in Biysk | |
Location of Biysk | |
| Coordinates: 52°32′N 85°13′E / 52.533°N 85.217°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Altai Krai |
| Founded | 1709 |
| City status since | 1782 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Duma |
| • Head | Victor Schigrev |
| Elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 210,115 |
| • Rank | 89th in 2010 |
| • Subordinated to | city of krai significance of Biysk |
| • Capital of | city of krai significance of Biysk, Biysky District |
| • Urban okrug | Biysk Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Biysk Urban Okrug, Biysky Municipal District |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4 ) |
| Postal code(s) | 659300–659306, 659308, 659309, 659311, 659314–659316, 659318–659323, 659325, 659326, 659328–659330, 659332–659336, 659399 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 3854 |
| OKTMO ID | 01705000001 |
| City Day | June 18 |
| Website | biysk22 |
Biysk (Russian: Бийск, IPA: [bʲijsk]; Altay: Јаш-Тура, IPA: [ɟaʃ-tura]) is a city in Altai Krai, Russia, located on the Biya River not far from its confluence with the Katun River. It is the second largest city of the krai (after Barnaul, the administrative center of the krai). Population: 183,852 (2021 Census); 210,115 (2010 Census); 218,562 (2002 Census); 233,238 (1989 Soviet census).
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1897 | 17,200 | — |
| 1926 | 46,000 | +167.4% |
| 1939 | 80,000 | +73.9% |
| 1959 | 146,416 | +83.0% |
| 1970 | 186,344 | +27.3% |
| 1979 | 211,567 | +13.5% |
| 1989 | 233,238 | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 218,562 | −6.3% |
| 2010 | 210,115 | −3.9% |
| 2021 | 183,852 | −12.5% |
| Source: Census data | ||