Plotava () is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Plotavsky Selsoviet, Aleysky District, Altai Krai, Russia. The population was 469 as of 2013.Численность населения по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2011, 2012, 2013 гг. (в том числе по населённым пунктам) по данным текущего учёта There are 14 streets.
Geography Plotava is located on the Plotavka River, 29 km south of Aleysk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Sovkhozny is the nearest rural locality.Расстояние от Плотавы до Алейска
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