Soloneshensky District
Солонешенский район | |
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![]() The Anuy River in Soloneshensky District | |
![]() Location of Soloneshensky District in Altai Krai | |
Coordinates: 51°39′48″N 84°19′10″E / 51.66333°N 84.31944°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Altai Krai[1] |
Established | 1924![]() |
Administrative center | Soloneshnoye[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 3,529 km2 (1,363 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 10,720 |
• Density | 3.0/km2 (7.9/sq mi) |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 8 selsoviet |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 31 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Soloneshensky Municipal District[3] |
• Municipal divisions[3] | 0 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4 ![]() |
OKTMO ID | 01643000 |
Website | http://www.admsln.narod.ru/ |
Soloneshensky District (Russian: Солоне́шенский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[3] district (raion), one of the fifty-nine in Altai Krai, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the krai. The area of the district is 3,529 square kilometers (1,363 sq mi).[citation needed] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Soloneshnoye.[1] Population: 10,720 (2010 Census);[2] 12,436 (2002 Census);[5] 13,807 (1989 Soviet census).[6] The population of Soloneshnoye accounts for 41.4% of the district's total population.[2]
A number of prominent archaeological sites are located inside the territory of the raion. In particular, the Denisova Cave, where the remains of the Denisova hominid were first discovered.