Penzhinsky District
District in Kamchatka Krai, Russia
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Penzhinsky District (Russian: Пе́нжинский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion) of Koryak Okrug in Kamchatka Krai, Russia, one of the eleven in the krai. It is located in the northwest of the krai. Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Kamenskoye.[1] Population: 2,340 (2010 census);[3] 2,990 (2002 census);[6] 5,301 (1989 Soviet census).[7] The population of Kamenskoye accounts for 28.0% of the district's total population.[3]
Penzhinsky District
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Coast in Penzhinsky District | |
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 Location of Penzhinsky District in Koryak Okrug, Kamchatka Krai | |
| Coordinates: 63°N 167°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kamchatka Krai[1] |
| Established | 1 April 1926 |
| Administrative center | Kamenskoye[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 116,086 km2 (44,821 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,340 |
| • Density | 0.0202/km2 (0.0522/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 7 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Penzhinsky District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[4] | 0 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (MSK+9 [5]) |
| OKTMO ID | 30829000 |
| Website | http://xn----8sbnekahce1acgmcyl.xn--p1ai/ |
Ethnic composition (2021):[8]
- Koryaks – 44.8%
- Russians – 29.8%
- Evens – 12%
- Chukchi – 6.1%
- Ukrainians – 1.4%
- Others – 5.9%
Geography
The area of the district is 116,086 square kilometers (44,821 sq mi).[2]
The Ichigem Range, the northwesternmost range of the Koryak Highlands, rises in the district. Rivers Penzhina, Belaya, Oklan, Esgichninvayam and Zhirovaya are the main rivers flowing through the territory of the district.[9]