Rebrikhinsky District () is an administrativeLaw #28-ZS and municipalLaw #48-ZS district (

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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 ...

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. It is located in the north of the

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. The area of the district is . Its

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is the

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(a '' selo'') of Rebrikha. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 24,559, with the population of Rebrikha accounting for 34.5% of that number.

Geography

Rebrikhinsky District is located in the north-central region of Altai Krail. The terrain is relatively flat forest-steppe, with some ravines, on the

Ob Plateau The Ob Plateau (, ''Priobskoye Plato''), is one of the great plateaus of Siberia. Administratively it falls within Altai Krai and Novosibirsk Oblast, Siberian Federal District, Russia. The plateau is named after the Ob River and is part of its ba ...

. The soils are a variety of medium-humus chernozems, sandy areas in the ravines, and salt marshes. The main river through the district is the

Kasmala Kasmala () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, rural locality (a Village#Russia, selo) in Chernopyatovsky Selsoviet, Pavlovsky District, Altai Krai, Pavlovsky District, Altai Krai, Russia. The population was 52 as of 2013. There are 3 st ...

, which flows from southwest to northeast through the district, ultimately joining the

Ob River The Ob (; ) is a major river in Russia. It is in western Siberia, and with its tributary the Irtysh forms the world's seventh-longest river system, at . The Ob forms at the confluence of the Biya and Katun which have their origins in the Alta ...

about 50 km to the northeast. The Kulunda runs parallel to the Kasmala, and forms the northern border of the district, while a third river, the

Barnaulka The Barnaulka () is a river in Altai Krai, Russia. The river is long and has a catchment area of . The basin of the river is located in the Rebrikhinsky, Shipunovsky and Pavlovsky districts. The city of Barnaul is named after the river. The ...

, runs along the southern border. Rebrikhinsky District is 75 km west of the regional city of

Barnaul Barnaul (, ) is the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and administrative centre of Altai Krai, Russia, located at the confluence of the Barnaulka and Ob (river), Ob rivers in the West Siberian Plain. As of the Russian Censu ...

, and 2,800 km southeast of

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. The area measures 65 km (north-south), and 55 km (west-east); total area is 2,686 km2 (about 1.6% of Altai Krai). The administrative center is the town of Rebrikha. The district is bordered on the north by

Shelabolikhinsky District Shelabolikhinsky District () is an administrativeLaw #28-ZS and municipalLaw #88-ZS district (raion), one of the fifty-nine in Altai Krai, Russia. It is located in the north of the krai. The area of the district is . Its administrative center A ...

, on the east by

Pavlovsky District Pavlovsky District is the name of several administrative and municipal districts in Russia. The district names are generally related to or derived from the male first name Pavel. Districts of the federal subjects *Pavlovsky District, Altai Krai ...

, on the south by

Aleysky District Aleysky District () is an administrativeLaw #28-ZS and municipalLaw #30-ZS district (raion), one of the fifty-nine in Altai Krai, Russia. It is located in the center of the krai. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town ...

, and on the west by Mamontovsky District.

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External links

Rebrikhinsky District on Google MapsRebrikhinsky District on OpenStreetMap
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