Novichikhinsky District

Novichikhinsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fifty-nine in Altai Krai, Russia. It is located in the center of the krai. The area of the district is 3,100 square kilometers (1,200 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Novichikha. Population: 9,938 (2010 Census); 11,558 (2002 Census); 11,980 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Novichikha accounts for 43.1% of the district's total population.