Altai Krai

Altai Krai
Алтайский край (Russian)
Coordinates: 52°46′N 82°37′E / 52.767°N 82.617°E / 52.767; 82.617
CountryRussia
Federal districtSiberian
Economic regionWest Siberian
EstablishedSeptember 28, 1937
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
 • Density12.8794/km2 (33.3576/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: Алтайский край, IPA: [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. Its administrative centre is the city of Barnaul. As of the 2021 Census, the population of the krai was 2,163,693.