Suyetsky District

Suyetsky District (Russian: Суетский райо́н) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[4] district (raion), one of the fifty-nine districts in Altai Krai, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the krai. The area of the district is 1,108 square kilometers (428 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Verkh-Suyetka.^[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 5,120, with the population of Verkh-Suyetka accounting for 43.4% of that number.^[3]

Suyetsky District Суетский район
District
War Memorial in Suetsky District
Location of Suyetsky District in Altai Krai
Coordinates: 53°22′N 80°07′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Altai Krai[1]
Established	January 15, 1944 (first),[2] 1989 (second)[2]
Administrative center	Verkh-Suyetka[1]
Area [2]
• Total	1,108 km2 (428 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	5,120
• Density	4.6/km2 (12/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	4 Selsoviets
• Inhabited localities[1]	14 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Suyetsky Municipal District[4]
• Municipal divisions[4]	0 urban settlements, 14 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+7 (MSK+4 [5])
OKTMO ID	01641000
Website	http://admin-suet.ru

Population of Suyetsky District

2010 Census	5,120[3]
2002 Census	6,760[6]

History

The district was established on January 15, 1944 when Altai Krai was divided into districts.^[2] It was abolished in 1962 and re-established in 1989.^[2]