Zarinsk () is a

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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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, located on the Chumysh River east 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 ...

. Population:

History

The

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of Zarinskaya () was established in 1952. It was granted

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status in 1958 and town status in 1979.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zarinsk serves as the

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Zarinsky District Zarinsky District () is an administrativeLaw #28-ZS and municipalLaw #7-ZS district (raion), one of the fifty-nine in Altai Krai, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the krai. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the to ...

, even though it is not a part of it.Law #28-ZS As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of krai significance of Zarinsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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.Law #28-ZS As a municipal division, the town of krai significance of Zarinsk is incorporated as Zarinsk Urban Okrug.Law #116-ZS

Famous people

Krasilov Dmitry (Pukhlyash) - showman, dancer and actor.

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Pictures of Zarinsk
{{Use mdy dates, date=January 2013 Cities and towns in Altai Krai Populated places established in 1979 Former urban-type settlements of Altai Krai