- Source: Khabarsky District
Khabarsky District (Russian: Хаба́рский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fifty-nine in Altai Krai, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the krai. The area of the district is 2,800 square kilometers (1,100 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Khabary. Population: 16,431 (2010 Census); 19,913 (2002 Census); 29,498 (1989 Soviet census). The population of the administrative center accounts for 33.8% of the district's total population.
Geography
Khabarsky District is located in the northwest region of Altai Krai, on flat terrain of the Kulunda Steppe of the West Siberian Plain. The meandering floodplain of the Burla river, with riverine lakes such as Topolnoye, runs across the middle of the district and through the administrative center of Khabary. Approximately 55% of the territory is arable land, and 20% is pasture.
The Burla river has its sources in the district. Along the river are small islands of pine forests, which are one of the tourist attractions of the area. The district is 240 km west of the regional city of Barnaul, and 2,600 km east of Moscow. The area measures 60 km (north-south), and 80 km (west-east); total area is 2,800 km2 (about 3% of Altai Krai).
The district is bordered on the north by Novosibirsk Oblast, on the east by Pankrushikhinsky District, on the south by Nemetsky National District, and on the west by Burlinsky District.
Administrative divisions
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the district is divided into ten selsoviets: Khabarsky, Korotoyasky, Martovsky, Michurinsky, Novoilyinsky, Plyoso-Kuryinsky, Sverdlovsky, Topolinsky, Utyansky, and Zyatkovo-Rechensky.
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=Алтайский краевой Совет народных депутатов. Закон №28-ЗС от 1 марта 2008 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Алтайского края», в ред. Закона №16-ЗС от 4 апреля 2017 г. «О присоединении станции Железнодорожная Казарма 572 км к посёлку Октябрьскому Октябрьского сельсовета Кулундинского района Алтайского края и внесении изменений в отдельные законы Алтайского края». Вступил в силу 8 марта 2008 г. Опубликован: "Алтайская правда", №67, 8 марта 2008 г. (Altai Krai Council of People's Deputies. Law #28-ZS of March 1, 2008 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Altai Krai, as amended by the Law #16-ZS of April 4, 2017 On Merging the Station of Zheleznodorozhnaya Kazarma 572 km into the Settlement of Oktyabrsky in Oktyabrsky Selsoviet of Kulundinsky District of Altai Krai and on Amending Various Laws of Altai Krai. Effective as of March 8, 2008.).
Алтайский краевой Совет народных депутатов. Закон №68-ЗС от 6 июля 2006 г. «О статусе и границах муниципальных и административно-территориальных образований Хабарского района Алтайского края», в ред. Закона №80-ЗС от 29 ноября 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Алтайского края в связи с преобразованием муниципальных и административно-территориальных образований». Вступил в силу через 10 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Алтайская правда", №216–217 (без приложений), 15 июля 2006 г. (Altai Krai Council of People's Deputies. Law #68-ZS of July 6, 2006 On the Status and the Borders of the Municipal and the Administrative-Territorial Formations of Khabarsky District of Altai Krai, as amended by the Law #80-ZS of November 29, 2016 On Amending Several Laws of Altai Krai Due to the Transformation of Several Municipal and Administrative-Territorial Formations. Effective as of after 10 days from after the day of the official publication.).