Soloneshensky District

Soloneshensky District
Солонешенский район
The Anuy River in Soloneshensky District
Location of Soloneshensky District in Altai Krai
Coordinates: 51°39′48″N 84°19′10″E / 51.66333°N 84.31944°E / 51.66333; 84.31944
CountryRussia
Federal subjectAltai Krai
Established1924
Administrative centerSoloneshnoye
Area
  Total
3,529 km2 (1,363 sq mi)
Population
  Total
10,720
  Density3.0/km2 (7.9/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions8 selsoviet
  Inhabited localities31 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asSoloneshensky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 )
OKTMO ID01643000
Websitehttp://www.admsln.narod.ru/

Soloneshensky District (Russian: Солоне́шенский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fifty-nine in Altai Krai, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the krai. The area of the district is 3,529 square kilometers (1,363 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Soloneshnoye. Population: 10,720(2010 Census); 12,436(2002 Census); 13,807(1989 Soviet census). The population of Soloneshnoye accounts for 41.4% of the district's total population.

A number of prominent archaeological sites are located inside the territory of the raion. In particular, the Denisova Cave, where the remains of the Denisova hominid were first discovered.