Novoaltaysk

Novoaltaysk (Russian: Новоалта́йск) is a town in Altai Krai, Russia, located on the right bank of the Ob River, in the lower reaches of its right tributary the Chesnokovka, 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) across from Barnaul, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 70,437 (2010 Census);^[2] 60,015 (2002 Census);^[6] 53,642 (1989 Soviet census);^[7] 51,000 (1974); 9,000 (1939).

Novoaltaysk Новоалтайск
Town[1]
Coat of arms
Location of Novoaltaysk
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Coordinates: 53°23′N 83°56′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Altai Krai[1]
Founded	1736
Town status since	1942
Government
• Head	Sergey Mukhortov
Area
• Total	72.2 km2 (27.9 sq mi)
Elevation	140 m (460 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	70,437
• Rank	225th in 2010
• Density	980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	town of krai significance of Novoaltaysk[1]
• Capital of	town of krai significance of Novoaltaysk,[1] Pervomaysky District[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Novoaltaysk Urban Okrug[3]
• Capital of	Novoaltaysk Urban Okrug,[3] Pervomaysky Municipal District[3]
Time zone	UTC+7 (MSK+4 [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	658080–658084, 658087, 658089–658091, 658095, 658099
Dialing code(s)	+7 38532
OKTMO ID	01713000001
Website	www.novoaltaysk.ru

History

It was founded in 1736 as the village of Chesnokovka (Чесноковка).^{[citation needed]} In 1934, a sawmill was built. In 1941, during the Great Patriotic War, Dniprodzerzhynsk Carriage Works was evacuated here from Dniprodzerzhynsk, on the Eastern Front in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1942, Chesnokovka was granted town status and in 1962 it was given its present name.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Novoaltaysk serves as the administrative center of Pervomaysky District, even though it is not a part of it.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of krai significance of Novoaltaysk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1] As a municipal division, the town of krai significance of Novoaltaysk is incorporated as Novoaltaysk Urban Okrug.^[3]

Transportation

Novoaltaysk is a major transportation hub and home to one of the ten largest railway station units in Russia.^{[citation needed]} The town is located at the intersection of railways and highways of federal importance.

Industry

Altaivagon is the town's largest industrial object.^[8] It is what became of the Dniprodzerzhynsk Carriage Works. However in recent years it has seen something of a downturn.

Notable people

• Stepan Akelkin (born 1985), former Russian professional footballer