Gornyak, Altai Krai

Gornyak
Горняк
Location of Gornyak
Gornyak
Location of Gornyak
Gornyak
Gornyak (Altai Krai)
Coordinates: 50°59′N 81°28′E / 50.983°N 81.467°E / 50.983; 81.467
CountryRussia
Federal subjectAltai Krai
Administrative districtLoktevsky District
Town of district significanceGornyak
Founded1751
Town status since1969
Elevation
270 m (890 ft)
Population
  Total
13,918
  Capital ofLoktevsky District, town of district significance of Gornyak
  Municipal districtLoktevsky Municipal District
  Urban settlementGornyak Urban Settlement
  Capital ofLoktevsky Municipal District, Gornyak Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 )
Postal code(s)
658420
Dialing code(s)+7 38586
OKTMO ID01625101001

Gornyak (Russian: Горня́к) is a town and the administrative center of Loktevsky District of Altai Krai, Russia, located 360 kilometers (220 mi) southwest of Barnaul, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 13,918(2010 Census); 15,779(2002 Census); 15,833(1989 Soviet census). It was previously known as Zolotukha (until 1942). It lies adjacent to the Kazakhstan–Russia border.