Chernigovsky District
District in Primorsky Krai, Russia
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Chernigovsky District (Russian: Черни́говский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the twenty-two in Primorsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the krai. The area of the district is 1,840.4 square kilometers (710.6 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Chernigovka.[2] Population: 36,230 (2010 census);[4] 39,554 (2002 census);[8] 45,782 (1989 Soviet census).[9] The population of Chernigovka accounts for 36.0% of the district's total population.[4]
Chernigovsky District
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Landscape in Chernigovsky District | |
![]() Location of Chernigovsky District in Primorsky Krai | |
| Coordinates: 44°12′N 132°27′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Primorsky Krai[1] |
| Administrative center | Chernigovka[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,840.4 km2 (710.6 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 36,230 |
| • Density | 19.69/km2 (50.99/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 24.1% |
| • Rural | 75.9% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 1 urban-type settlements[5], 24 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Chernigovsky Municipal District[6] |
| • Municipal divisions[6] | 1 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (MSK+7 |
| OKTMO ID | 05653000 |
| Website | http://chernigovka.org/ |
Notable residents
- Denis Kniga (born 1992 in Chernigovka), football player
