| Official Name: | Plotava |
| Native Name: | Плотава |
| Settlement Type: | Selo |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Altai Krai#Russia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Russia |
| Subdivision Name1: | Altai Krai |
| Subdivision Name3: | Bayevsky District |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
| Utc Offset1: | +7:00 |
| Coordinates: | 53.45°N 123°W[1] |
Plotava (Russian: Плотава) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Plotavsky Selsoviet, Bayevsky District, Altai Krai, Russia. The population was 717 as of 2013.[2] There are 11 streets.
Plotava is located 23 km north of Bayevo (the district's administrative centre) by road. Verkh-Chumanka is the nearest rural locality.[3]