Altay is a first-level division of Russia, in Asia. Its mapped cities centre on 52.4827° N, 81.9511° E.

What is the largest city in Altay?

Barnaul is the largest city mapped in Altay, with a metropolitan population of about 599,579.

How many cities are in Altay?

YearMaps maps 10 cities and towns in Altay, with a combined metropolitan population of about 1.22 million. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.

What is the largest lake in Altay?

The largest lake mapped in or beside Altay is Ozero Kulundinskoye, at about 702 km².

State / Province · Russia

Map of Altay

Altay is a first-level division of Russia. Its largest mapped city is Barnaul, with about 599,579 people in the metropolitan area. The interactive map below is centred on Altay, and the tables list its 10 mapped cities along with the lakes nearest to them.

Cities Mapped: 10
Largest City: Barnaul
Country: Russia

History of Altay: Empires and States

The atlas records 9 polities whose mapped territory included part of Altay, from Xiongnu in 144 BCE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.

Polities that held Altay, in chronological order
Polity	Period here
Xiongnu	144–67 BCE
The Mongol Empire	1220–1293 CE
Yuan Dynasty	1294–1374 CE
Golden Horde	1294–1401 CE
White Horde	1363–1384 CE
Khanate of Sibir	1429–1587 CE
The Russian Empire	1721–1916 CE
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics	1922–1991 CE
Russian Federation	1992–2024 CE

Historical Maps of Altay

Altay on the world map in each year one of these states held it:

Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.

Largest Cities in Altay

10 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.

Largest Cities in Altay
#	Name	Population	Region	Role
1	Barnaul	599,579	Altay	Admin-1 capital
2	Biysk	215,430	Altay	Populated place
3	Rubtsovsk	161,065	Altay	Populated place
4	Novoaltaysk	91,386	Altay	Populated place
5	Kamenna Obi	44,564	Altay	Populated place
6	Slavgorod	34,141	Altay	Populated place
7	Aleysk	28,019	Altay	Populated place
8	Gornyak	15,668	Altay	Populated place
9	Kulunda	15,345	Altay	Populated place
10	Zmeinogorsk	11,514	Altay	Populated place

Largest Lakes in Altay

4 lakes mapped. Ranked by mapped surface area. A lake on a border is listed under each country it lies in, with the area of the whole lake. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.

Largest Lakes in Altay
#	Name	Surface Area	Type
1	Ozero Kulundinskoye	702 km²	Lake
2	Ozero Kuchukskoye	177 km²	Lake
3	Ozero Gorkoye	99 km²	Lake
4	Ozero Kuchukskoye	—	Lake

Altay: Quick Answers

Where is Altay?: Altay is a first-level division of Russia, in Asia. Its mapped cities centre on 52.4827° N, 81.9511° E.
What is the largest city in Altay?: Barnaul is the largest city mapped in Altay, with a metropolitan population of about 599,579.
How many cities are in Altay?: YearMaps maps 10 cities and towns in Altay, with a combined metropolitan population of about 1.22 million. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.
What is the largest lake in Altay?: The largest lake mapped in or beside Altay is Ozero Kulundinskoye, at about 702 km².