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{{distinguish|text=the neighbouring Russian federal subject of [[Altai Republic]] and the Chinese subdivision of [[Altay Prefecture]]}}
{{short description|First-level administrative division of Russia}}
{{Infobox Russian federal subject
|en_name=Altai Krai
|ru_name=Алтайский край
|image_map=Map of Russia (2014–2022) - Altai Krai (Crimea disputed).svg
|coordinates = {{coord|52|46|N|82|37|E|type:adm1st_region:RU|display=inline,title}}
|image_coa=Coat of Arms of Altai Krai (Latest version).svg
|coa_caption=[[Coat of arms of Altai Krai|Coat of arms]]
|image_flag=[[File:Flag of Altai Krai.svg|130px]]
|flag_caption=[[Flag of Altai Krai|Flag]]
|anthem=Anthem of Altai Krai<br />{{center|[[File:Anthem of Altai Krai.ogg]]}}
|anthem_ref=<ref name="Anthem">Law #94</ref>
|holiday=
|holiday_ref=
|political_status=Krai
|political_status_link=Krais of Russia
|federal_district=[[Siberian Federal District|Siberian]]
|economic_region=[[West Siberian economic region|West Siberian]]
|adm_ctr_type=Administrative center
|adm_ctr_name=[[Barnaul]]
|adm_ctr_ref=<ref>Charter of Altai Krai, Article{{nbs}}6</ref>
|pop_2021census=2,163,693
|pop_2021census_rank=22nd
|urban_pop_2021census=58.1%
|rural_pop_2021census=41.9%
|pop_2021census_ref=<ref>{{cite web|title=Оценка численности постоянного населения по субъектам Российской Федерации|url=https://rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/tab-5_VPN-2020.xlsx|publisher=[[Federal State Statistics Service (Russia)|Federal State Statistics Service]]|accessdate=1 September 2022}}</ref>
|pop_density
|pop_density_as_of
|pop_density_ref
|pop_latest=2390638
|pop_latest_date=January 2014
|pop_latest_ref=<ref name="2014Est" />
|area_km2=167996
|area_km2_rank=22nd
|area_km2_ref
|established_date=September{{nbs}}28, 1937
|established_date_ref=<ref>Resolution of September{{nbs}}28, 1937</ref>
|license_plates=22
|ISO=RU-ALT
|gov_as_of=June 2014
|leader_title=[[Governor of Altai Krai|Governor]]
|leader_title_ref=<ref>Charter of Altai Krai, Article{{nbs}}79</ref>
|leader_name=[[Viktor Tomenko]]
|leader_name_ref=
|legislature=[[Altai Krai Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]]
|legislature_ref=<ref>Charter of Altai Krai, Article{{nbs}}67</ref>
|website=http://www.altairegion22.ru
|website_ref
|date=October 2014
}}
'''Altai Krai''' ({{langx|ru|Алта́йский край|Altayskiy kray}}, {{IPA|ru|ɐlˈtajskʲɪj kraj|}}) is a [[federal subjects of Russia|federal subject]] of [[Russia]] (a [[krai]]). It borders, clockwise from the west, [[Kazakhstan]] ([[East Kazakhstan Region]], [[Abai Region]] and [[Pavlodar Region]]), [[Novosibirsk Oblast|Novosibirsk]] and [[Kemerovo Oblast|Kemerovo]], and the [[Altai Republic]]. The krai's [[administrative centre]] is the [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|city]] of [[Barnaul]]. As of the [[2021 Russian census|2021 Census]], the population of the krai was 2,163,693.

== Name ==
The region is named after the [[Altai Mountains]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Warikoo|first=K.|title=Eurasia and India: Regional Perspectives|year=2017|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781351691956|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OHE3DwAAQBAJ&q=Altai+Krai+name&pg=PT78}}</ref>

== Geography ==
[[File:Barnaul & Ob Plateau, Russia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|[[Ob Plateau]], Altai Krai. The east–west "spikes" are ravines in the surface of the area; they lie slightly lower than the surrounding, lighter-toned agricultural lands. The dark zones are forested with pines and dotted with salt-rich lakes. The image shows a distance of a little more than {{cvt|300|km|||}} from left to right, and the forested spikes are nearly that length. [[Barnaul]] is at center right, on the [[Ob River]].]]
[[File:Гора Чертов коготь.jpg|thumb|Devil Mountain, [[Altaysky District, Altai Krai|Altaysky District]]]]

Altai Krai has rolling foothills, grasslands, lakes, rivers, and mountains.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pacificenvironment.org/article.php?list=type&type=83|title=Russian program{{nbs}}— Altai|access-date=2006-11-30|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070322160629/http://www.pacificenvironment.org/article.php?list=type&type=83|archive-date=March 22, 2007}}</ref> The highest point of the krai is {{convert|2490|m|ft}} high [[Mayak Shangina]].

The climate is severe with long cold dry winters and hot, usually dry summers. The region's main waterway is the [[Ob River]], which gives its name to the [[Ob Plateau]].<ref>[https://studref.com/487119/agropromyshlennost/geograficheskoe_polozhenie_geologicheskoe_stroenie_relef_poverhnosti_zapadnoy_sibiri Geographical position, geological structure and surface topography of the south of Western Siberia (in Russian)]</ref> The [[Biya River|Biya]] and [[Katun River]]s are also important. The biggest lakes are [[Lake Kulunda]], [[Lake Kuchuk]], [[Bolshoye Topolnoye]], [[Bolshoye Yarovoye]] and [[Lake Mikhaylov]].<ref name="mw">{{cite web
|url=http://www.kommersant.com/t-82/r_5/n_426/Altai_Territory/
|title=Altai Territory
|access-date=2006-11-29
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061104230423/http://www.kommersant.com/t-82/r_5/n_426/Altai_Territory/| archive-date=November 4, 2006| url-status=live}}</ref>

Altai Krai has rich natural resources, including lumber, as well as significant mineral reserves. These include the nonferrous metals [[lead]], [[manganese]], [[tungsten]], [[molybdenum]], [[bauxite]], and [[gold]], as well as [[iron ore]]. Forests cover about {{cvt|60000|km2|||}} of the krai's land.<ref name="mw"/> See also [[Geography of South-Central Siberia]].

This region of Siberia is extremely important due to its [[biodiversity]], an area of over {{convert|1.6|e6ha|km2 mi2|abbr=off|}} is recognised by UNESCO as a [[World Heritage Site]]. The area is home to animals considered rare, including the endangered [[snow leopard]].

== History ==
Bone fragments of the [[Denisova hominin]] originate from the [[Denisova Cave]] in Altai Krai.

This area is part of a great crossroads in the ancient world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pacificenvironment.org/article.php?id=934|title=Greater Altai{{nbs}}– Altai Krai, Republic of Altai, Tyva (Tuva), and Novosibirsk{{nbs}}— Crossroads|access-date=November 30, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070314172727/http://www.pacificenvironment.org/article.php?id=934|archive-date=March 14, 2007}}</ref> [[Nomadic]] tribes crossed through the territory during periods of migration. These nomadic tribes consisted of different peoples. Archeological sites reveal that ancient humans lived in the area.<ref name="mw"/> The [[Altay people]] are a [[Turkic people]], some of whom settled here, who were originally nomadic and date back to the 2nd millennium BC.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.waytorussia.net/Features/RussianPeople/2003Sept24/
|title=Peoples from Russia{{nbs}}— Alexey, guide in Altay region
|access-date=2006-11-30
| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20061230202239/http://www.waytorussia.net/Features/RussianPeople/2003Sept24/| archive-date=December 30, 2006| url-status= live}}</ref>

The territory of the krai has been controlled by the [[Xiongnu]] Empire (209 BC–93 AD), the [[Rouran Khaganate]] (330–555), the [[Mongol Empire]] (1206–1368), the [[Golden Horde]], the [[Northern Yuan]] (1368–1691) and the [[Zunghar Khanate]] (1634–1758).<ref>History of Mongolia, Volume II, 2003</ref>

After the [[Russian Revolution]] and the rise of the [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic]], the policy of [[war communism]] was imposed on the rural population of Altai Krai, destroying the livelihood of many local farmers. In response, the [[peasant rebellion of Sorokino]] broke out in 1921; this uprising was quickly crushed by the [[Red Army]]. Many locals who had taken part in the rebellion were later put on trial and convicted to hard labor or execution, in accordance with [[NKVD Order No. 00447]] in 1937.{{sfnp|Jusopova|2010|p=91–109}}

During the interwar period, the Soviet state collectivised the livestock and husbandry activities of the [[Altai people|Altai population]] within Altai Krai, resulting in local resistance to the measures and their subsequent migration, with their herds, to China and Mongolia.<ref>{{cite book|last=Olson|first=James Stuart|title=An ethnohistorical dictionary of China|year=1998|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=9780313288531|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IOM8qF34s4YC&q=Altai+Krai+Altai+region&pg=PA11|pages=11}}</ref>

[[Population transfer in the Soviet Union|In June 1942]] Altai Krai was one of the territories to which the families of men deported from Eastern Europe, in particular "foreigners" and "other ethnicities" such as [[Kola Norwegians]], [[Lithuanians]] and [[Latvians]], by Soviet Russia to GULAG hard labor camps.<ref>[http://media.search.lt/GetFile.php?OID=265380&FID=774974  Lietuvos žydų tremtinių sąrašas Parengė Galina Žirikova pagal: "Genocido aukų vardynas 1939–1941 m." Lietuvos gyventojų genocido ir rezistencijos centras. 1998–2005 m.]</ref>

== Administrative divisions ==
{{Main article|Administrative divisions of Altai Krai}}

== Heraldry ==

=== Flag ===
The [[flag of Altai Krai]] is red, with the leftmost portion blue. The blue portion contains, in golden yellow, a stylized depiction of an upright [[ear (botany)|ear of wheat]]. Centered in the red field is the [[coat of arms]] of the territory. It is derived from the [[flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic]].

=== Coat of arms ===
The coat of arms of Altai Krai was established in 2000. It includes a shield of [[French heraldry]] form with a basement of 8/10th of its height and a sharp part in the middle of the bottom part. Bottom edges of the shield are rounded. The shield is divided with a horizontal stripe into two equal parts. In the upper part has a blue background, which is a symbol of glory, is a steamy oven of the 18th century, which reflects a historical past of the krai. In the bottom part on the red background, which is a symbol of dignity, braveness and courage, is an image of the Koluvan Queen of Vases mainly in green color, which is kept in the Hermitage Museum. The shield is framed with golden wheat ears which represent agriculture as a main industry of Altai Krai.

== Politics ==
[[File:Barnaul-SovietSquare.jpg|thumb|Krai Administration seat in the [[Soviets Square (Barnaul)|Soviets Square]], [[Barnaul]]]]
During the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] period, the high authority in the krai was shared between three persons: The first secretary of the Altai CPSU Committee (who in reality had the most authority), the chairman of the Krai Soviet (legislative power), and the Chairman of the Krai Executive Committee (executive power). Since 1991, CPSU lost all the power, and the head of the krai administration, and eventually the governor was appointed/elected alongside elected [[Regional parliaments of Russia|regional parliament]].

The Charter of Altai Krai is the fundamental law of the region. The [[Legislative Assembly of Altai Krai]] is the [[regional parliaments of Russia|regional]] standing legislative (representative) body. The Legislative Assembly exercises its authority by passing laws, resolutions, and other legal acts and by supervising the implementation and observance of the laws and other legal acts passed by it. The highest executive body is the Krai Government, which includes territorial executive bodies such as district administrations, committees, and commissions that facilitate development and run the day to day matters of the province. The Krai Administration supports the activities of the [[Governor of Altai Krai|Governor]] who is the highest official and acts as guarantor of the observance of the krai Charter in accordance with the [[Constitution of Russia]].

On August{{nbs}}7, 2005, the krai's then-head of administration [[Mikhail Yevdokimov]] died in a car crash.

In the regional parliament election held in 2016, the [[United Russia]] party received 44 seats; the [[A Just Russia]] party received 6; the [[Communist Party of the Russian Federation|Communist Party]] and [[Liberal Democratic Party of Russia|Liberal Democratic Party]] received 8 each.

In the [[7th State Duma|State Duma of the 7th convocation]] (2016–2021), Altai Krai is represented by 10 deputies: [[Nikolai Gerasimenko]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gosduma.net/structure/deputies/1756724/|title=Герасименко Николай Федорович|trans-title=Gerasimenko Nikolay Fedorovich|website=www.gosduma.net|accessdate=2021-02-14|archive-date=2020-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129191157/http://www.gosduma.net/structure/deputies/1756724/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Victor Zobnev]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gosduma.net/structure/deputies/1756869/|title=Зобнев Виктор Викторович|trans-title=Zobnev Viktor Viktorovich|website=www.gosduma.net|accessdate=2021-02-14|archive-date=2020-11-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128020853/http://www.gosduma.net/structure/deputies/1756869/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Daniil Bessarabov]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gosduma.net/structure/deputies/1756999/|title=Бессарабов Даниил Владимирович|trans-title=Bessarabov Daniil Vladimirovich|website=www.gosduma.net|accessdate=2021-02-14|archive-date=2020-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124094315/http://www.gosduma.net/structure/deputies/1756999/|url-status=live}}</ref> Oleg Bykov,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gosduma.net/structure/deputies/2102926/|title=Быков Олег Петрович|trans-title=Bykov Oleg Petrovich|website=www.gosduma.net|accessdate=2021-02-14|archive-date=2020-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129194218/http://www.gosduma.net/structure/deputies/2102926/|url-status=live}}</ref> Valery Yelykomov,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gosduma.net/structure/deputies/1756840/|title=Елыкомов Валерий Анатольевич|trans-title=Yelykomov Valery Anatolyevich|website=www.gosduma.net|accessdate=2021-02-14|archive-date=2020-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129160946/http://www.gosduma.net/structure/deputies/1756840/|url-status=live}}</ref> Natalya Kuvshinova,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gosduma.net/structure/deputies/1756934/|title=Кувшинова Наталья Сергеевна|trans-title=Kuvshinova Natalya Sergeyevna|website=www.gosduma.net|accessdate=2021-02-14|archive-date=2021-01-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124115608/http://www.gosduma.net/structure/deputies/1756934/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Ivan Loor]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gosduma.net/structure/deputies/1756936/|title=Лоор Иван Иванович|trans-title=Loor Ivan Ivanovich|website=www.gosduma.net|accessdate=2021-02-14|archive-date=2020-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124091330/http://www.gosduma.net/structure/deputies/1756936/|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Alexander Prokopyev]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gosduma.net/structure/deputies/1756627/|title=Прокопьев Александр Сергеевич|trans-title=Prokopyev Alexander Sergeyevich|website=www.gosduma.net|accessdate=2021-02-14|archive-date=2021-01-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124222424/http://www.gosduma.net/structure/deputies/1756627/|url-status=live}}</ref> from United Russia; from A Just Russia – [[Alexander Terentyev (politician)|Alexander Terentyev]];<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gosduma.net/structure/deputies/1756592/|title=Терентьев Александр Васильевич|trans-title=Terentyev Alexander Vasilyevich|website=www.gosduma.net|accessdate=2021-02-14|archive-date=2020-11-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128024322/http://www.gosduma.net/structure/deputies/1756592/|url-status=live}}</ref> from the Communist Party – [[Sergey Shargunov]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gosduma.net/structure/deputies/1756737/|title=Шаргунов Сергей Александрович|trans-title=Shargunov Sergey Alexandrovich|website=www.gosduma.net|accessdate=2021-02-14|archive-date=2021-01-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119051655/http://www.gosduma.net/structure/deputies/1756737/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.altairegion22.ru/authorities/deputies_sdr/|title=Депутаты Государственной Думы РФ от Алтайского края|trans-title=Deputies of the State Duma of the Russian Federation from the Altai Krai|website=www.altairegion22.ru|accessdate=2021-02-14|archive-date=2021-02-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224182840/https://altairegion22.ru/authorities/deputies_sdr/|url-status=live}}</ref> Two representatives of the region work in the [[Federation Council (Russia)|Federation Council]] – Sergey Belousov and [[Alexander Karlin]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.altairegion22.ru/authorities/sf/karlin-aleksandr-bogdanovich/|title=Карлин Александр Богданович|trans-title=Karlin Alexander Bogdanovich|website=www.altairegion22.ru|accessdate=2021-02-14|archive-date=2021-05-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526202807/https://www.altairegion22.ru/authorities/sf/karlin-aleksandr-bogdanovich/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.altairegion22.ru/authorities/sf/|title=Члены Совета Федерации от Алтайского края|trans-title=Members of the Federation Council from the Altai Territory|website=www.altairegion22.ru|accessdate=2021-02-14|archive-date=2021-02-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201173950/https://www.altairegion22.ru/authorities/sf/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== List of chairpersons of the Altai Krai Legislative Assembly ===
The chairperson of the Altai Krai Legislative Assembly is the [[Chairman|presiding officer]] of that [[legislature]].

==== Office-holders ====
{| class="wikitable"
! Name
! Took office
! Left office
|-
|[[Aleksandr Surikov]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.llr.ru/razdel4.php?id_r4=418&id_r3=5&simb%253D%25D1%2526page=1|title=АЛЕЙНИКОВ АНДРЕЙ АНАТОЛЬЕВИЧ{{nbs}}/{{nbs}}"Российская Федерация"{{nbs}}/{{nbs}}III выпуск{{nbs}}/{{nbs}}ВСЕ ГЕРОИ ЭНЦИКЛОПЕДИИ / Издательство "Спец-Адрес"|website=www.llr.ru|access-date=July 17, 2018|archive-date=July 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717184052/http://www.llr.ru/razdel4.php?id_r4=418&id_r3=5&simb%253D%25D1%2526page=1|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 1994
| 1996
|-
|[[Aleksandr Nazarchuk]]
| 1996
| 2008
|-
|[[Ivan Loor]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altsovet.ru/ksnd/deputy6/LoorIvanIvanovich.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130417033718/http://www.altsovet.ru/ksnd/deputy6/LoorIvanIvanovich.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 17, 2013|title=Altai Krai Legislative Assembly|access-date=July 17, 2018}}</ref>
| 2008
| 2016
|-
|{{Interlanguage link|Aleksandr Romanenko (politician)|ru|Романенко, Александр Алексеевич (политик)|WD=}}
|2016
|present
|}

== Economy ==
As of 2013 the Krai's largest enterprises were supermarket chain {{Interlanguage link|Maria-Ra|ru|Мария-Ра|WD=}}, [[Coke (fuel)|coke fuel]] producer [[Altai-Koks]] and [[rolling stock]] manufacturer Altaivagon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://expert.ru/ratings/rejting-100-krupnejshih-kompanij-altajskogo-kraya-v-2013-godu-po-ob_emu-realizatsii/|title=Новости, анализ, прогнозы в сфере экономики и бизнеса, общества и политики|website=expert.ru|access-date=2018-10-12|archive-date=October 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013014306/https://expert.ru/ratings/rejting-100-krupnejshih-kompanij-altajskogo-kraya-v-2013-godu-po-ob_emu-realizatsii/|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Evalar]] – a prominent dietary supplement manufacturer – is also located in Altai Krai.

In January 2019, the average wage in Altai Krai was 23,941 [[Russian ruble|RUB]], which was an increase of 6.3% over the previous year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tolknews.ru/news/10323-kakova-srednaa-zarplata-v-altajskom-krae|title = Какова средняя зарплата в Алтайском крае? – Толк 17.03.2019|date = March 17, 2019}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
'''Population''': {{ru-census|p2021=2,163,693|p2010=2,419,755|p2002=2,607,426|p1989=2,822,305}}
{{Historical populations
|type =
|footnote = Source: Census data, estimate<ref name=2025Estimate>{{cite web|title=Предварительная оценка численности постоянного населения  на 1 января 2025 года|url=https://rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/PrPopul2025_Site.xlsx|publisher=[[Federal State Statistics Service (Russia)|Federal State Statistics Service]]|accessdate=3 February 2025}}</ref>
|[[1959 Soviet census|1959]] | 2683265
|[[1970 Soviet census|1970]] | 2670261
|[[1979 Soviet census|1979]] | 2674614
|[[1989 Soviet census|1989]] | 2822305
|[[2002 Russian census|2002]] | 2607426
|[[2010 Russian census|2010]] | 2419755
|[[2021 Russian census|2021]] | 2163693
|2025 | 2098979
}}

=== Ethnic groups ===

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Ethnicities in Altai Krai in 2021<ref>{{cite web|title=Национальный состав населения|url=https://rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/Tom5_tab1_VPN-2020.xlsx|publisher=[[Federal State Statistics Service (Russia)|Federal State Statistics Service]]|accessdate=30 December 2022}}</ref>
|-
! Ethnicity
!Population !! Percentage
|-
| [[Russians]]
|1,863,686|| 95.5%
|-
| [[Germans]]
|25,361|| 1.3%
|-
| [[Ukrainians]]
|10,614|| 0.5%
|-
| [[Kazakhs]]
|5,586|| 0.3%
|-
| [[Tajiks]]
|5,230|| 0.3%
|-
| [[Armenians]]
|5,100|| 0.3%
|-
| Other
| 36,856|| 1.8%
|-
| Ethnicity not stated
| 211,260|| –
|}

[[File:Покровский кафедральный собор (Барнаул) 2.jpg|thumb|Cathedral of the Protection of the [[Theotokos]] in [[Barnaul]], Altai Krai]]

'''Vital statistics for 2024:<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 February 2025 |title=Естественное движение населения в разрезе субъектов российской федерации за декабрь 2024 года |url=https://rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/EDN_12-2024.htm |url-status=live |access-date=25 February 2025 |website=Rosstat}}</ref>'''
*Births: 15,351 (7.3 per 1,000)
*Deaths: 32,249 (15.3 per 1,000)

'''Total fertility rate (2024):<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-25 |title=Рейтинг рождаемости в регионах: кто в лидерах, а кто в аутсайдерах {{!}} Москва |url=https://fedpress.ru/article/3365231 |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=ФедералПресс |language=ru-RU}}</ref>'''<br />
1.24 children per woman

'''Life expectancy (2021):'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rosstat.gov.ru/folder/210/document/13207|title=Демографический ежегодник России|publisher=[[Federal State Statistics Service (Russia)|Federal State Statistics Service of Russia]] (Rosstat)|access-date=2022-06-01|language=ru|trans-title=The Demographic Yearbook of Russia}}</ref> <br />
Total — 68.60 years (male{{nbs}}— 64.08, female{{nbs}}— 73.10)

=== Settlements ===
{{Largest cities
| country = Altai Krai
| stat_ref = 2010 Russian Census
| list_by_pop =
| div_name =
| div_link = Administrative divisions of Altai Krai{{!}}Administrative Division
| city_1 = Barnaul
| div_1 = Barnaul{{!}}City of krai significance of Barnaul
| pop_1 = 612,401
| img_1 = Barnaul Skyline 2007.jpg
| city_2 = Biysk
| div_2 = Biysky District
| pop_2 = 210,115
| img_2 = Biysk - Sovetskaya Street.JPG
| city_3 = Rubtsovsk
| div_3 = Rubtsovsky District
| pop_3 = 147,002
| img_3 = Rubcovsk-Lenin.jpg
| city_4 = Novoaltaysk
| div_4 = Pervomaysky District, Altai Krai{{!}}Novoaltaysk District
| pop_4 = 70,437
| img_4 = Novoaltaysk, Altai Krai, Russia - panoramio.jpg
| city_5 = Zarinsk
| div_5 = Zarinsky District
| pop_5 = 48,461
| city_6 = Kamen-na-Obi
| div_6 = Kamensky District, Altai Krai{{!}}Kamensky District
| pop_6 = 43,888
| city_7 = Slavgorod
| div_7 = Slavgorod{{!}}Town of krai significance of Slavgorod
| pop_7 = 32,389
| city_8 = Aleysk
| div_8 = Aleysky District
| pop_8 = 29,510
| city_9 = Talmenka, Talmensky District, Altai Krai{{!}}Talmenka
| div_9 = Talmensky District
| pop_9 = 18,814
| city_10 = Yarovoye, Altai Krai{{!}}Yarovoye
| div_10 = Yarovoye, Altai Krai{{!}}Town of krai significance of Yarovoye
| pop_10 = 18,604
}}

=== Religion ===
{{Bar box
|title=Religion in Altai Krai as of 2012 (Sreda Arena Atlas)<ref name="Arena">[http://sreda.org/en/arena "Arena: Atlas of Religions and Nationalities in Russia"]. Sreda, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://c2.kommersant.ru/ISSUES.PHOTO/OGONIOK/2012/034/ogcyhjk2.jpg 2012 Arena Atlas Religion Maps]. "Ogonek", № 34 (5243), 27/08/2012. Retrieved 21/04/2017. [https://web.archive.org/web/20170421154615/http://c2.kommersant.ru/ISSUES.PHOTO/OGONIOK/2012/034/ogcyhjk2.jpg Archived].</ref>
|float=right
|bars=
{{Bar percent|[[Russian Orthodox Church|Russian Orthodoxy]]|DarkOrchid|22.6}}
{{Bar percent|Other [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox]]|MediumOrchid|1.8}}
{{Bar percent|Other [[Christianity in Russia|Christians]]|DeepSkyBlue|2.6}}
{{Bar percent|[[Islam in Russia|Islam]]|Green|1.1}}
{{Bar percent|[[Spiritual but not religious]]|DarkSlateGray|31.1}}
{{Bar percent|[[Atheism]] and [[irreligion]]|Black|27.4}}
{{Bar percent|Other and undeclared|Gray|13.4}}
}}

According to a 2012 survey<ref name="Arena"/> 22.6% of the population of Altay Krai adheres to the [[Russian Orthodox Church]], 3% are [[nondenominational Christianity|unaffiliated]] [[Christians]], 1% are Orthodox Christian believers without belonging to any church or are adherents of other [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox church]]es, 1% are adherents of [[Islam]]. In addition, 31% of the population declares to be "spiritual but not religious", 27% is [[atheism|atheist]], and 14.4% follows other religions or did not give an answer to the question.<ref name="Arena"/>
{{clear}}

== Sister district ==
*{{Flagicon|China}} [[Xinjiang]], [[China]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://russian.northeast.cn/system/2006/05/31/000001362.shtml|title=China and Russia sister cities|access-date=July 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081112075002/http://russian.northeast.cn/system/2006/05/31/000001362.shtml|archive-date=November 12, 2008|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[Altai Mountains]]
*[[Sayan Mountains]]
*[[Denisova Cave]]
*[[List of Chairmen of the Altai Krai Legislative Assembly]]

== References ==

=== Notes ===
{{Reflist}}

=== Sources ===
*{{RussiaBasicLawRef|alt}}
*{{Cite Soviet law
|ru_entity=Центральный исполнительный комитет СССР
|ru_type=Постановление
|ru_date=28 сентября 1937 г.
|ru_title=О разделении Западно-Сибирского края на Новосибирскую область и Алтайский край
|ru_published_in=
|ru_published_date=
|ru_url=
|en_entity=Central Executive Committee of the USSR
|en_type=Resolution
|en_date=September{{nbs}}28, 1937
|en_title=On Splitting West Siberian Krai into Novosibirsk Oblast and Altai Krai
|en_effective_date=
|en_url=
}}
*{{cite book
|last= Jusopova
|first= Evgenija
|chapter= Vorgehen gegen die Teilnehmer des Aufstandes von Sorokino in der Altaj-Region
|editor1=Rolf Binner
|editor2=Bernd Bonwetsch
|editor3=Marc Junge
|title= Stalinismus in der sowjetischen Provinz 1937–1938. Die Massenaktion aufgrund des operativen Befehls No. 00447
|language= de
|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=6sDmBQAAQBAJ
|date=2010
|publisher=[[Akademie Verlag]]
|location=[[Berlin]]
|isbn=978-3-05-004685-3
|pages=91–109}}

== External links ==
{{Wikivoyage|Altai Krai}}
{{Commons category|Altai Krai}}

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100802162739/http://www.altairegion22.ru/en/ Official website of Altai Krai]
*[http://www.altairegion22.ru/ Official website of Altai Krai] {{in lang|ru}}
*Kommersant.com. [http://www.kommersant.com/t-82/r_5/n_426/Altai_Territory/ Information about Altai Krai] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606071800/http://www.kommersant.com/t-82/r_5/n_426/Altai_Territory/|date=June 6, 2011}}
*[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles/Russia.pdf Library of Congress Russian] (pdf)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140310162519/http://www.altairegion22.ru/en/territory/history.html  History of Altai Krai]
*[http://rbth.ru/articles/2010/10/11/altai_a_living_spirit05014.html Altai: a living spirit] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711164915/http://rbth.ru/articles/2010/10/11/altai_a_living_spirit05014.html|date=July 11, 2012}}

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