Biysky District () is an administrative
[Law #28-ZS] and municipal
[Law #42-ZS] district (
raion
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), one of the
fifty-nine in
Altai Krai
Altai Krai (, ) 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. The krai's administrative ce ...
, Russia. It is located in the east of the
krai
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Etymologically, the word is related to the verb "" ...
and borders with
Zonalny,
Tselinny,
Soltonsky,
Krasnogorsky,
Sovetsky, and
Smolensky Districts, as well as with the territory of the
City
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of
Biysk
Biysk ( rus, Бийск, p=bʲijsk; , ) 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 ...
. The area of the district is .
Its
administrative center
An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located.
In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
is the
city
A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...
of
Biysk
Biysk ( rus, Бийск, p=bʲijsk; , ) 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 ...
(which is not administratively a part of the district).
District's population:
Geography
Biysky District is located in the eastern part of the krai, in the southern part of Biysko-Chumyshskaya Highland. The terrain is rugged and people extract sand and gravel.
The
Biya,
Katun,
Bekhtemir,
Shubenka, and
Nenya Rivers flow through the district. Pines, birches, aspens, alders, sorbus, viburnum, bird cherries, and poplar grow in this area.
History
The district was established on May 27, 1924 as one of the eighteen districts comprising
Biysky Uyezd of
Altai Governorate. The district was abolished and merged into newly formed Zonalny District on October 5, 1939. On February 1, 1963, Zonalny District was abolished, merged with Krasnogorsky and Soltonsky Districts, as well as with the parts of
Marushensky District, and established once more as Biysky District.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Biysky District is one of the
fifty-nine in the krai.
The city of
Biysk
Biysk ( rus, Бийск, p=bʲijsk; , ) 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 ...
serves as its
administrative center
An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located.
In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
, despite being incorporated separately as a
city of krai significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a
municipal division, the district is incorporated as Biysky Municipal District.
The city of krai significance of Biysk is incorporated separately from the district as Biysk Urban Okrug.
[Law #115-ZS]
Economy
The basic economy in the district is farming, including the production of grain, sugar beets, milk, meat, and livestock.
Climate
The climate is continental with the average January temperature being and the average July temperature being . The annual
precipitation
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is .
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Districts of Altai Krai
States and territories established in 1924
States and territories disestablished in 1939
States and territories established in 1963