Shemysheysky District
District in Penza Oblast, Russia
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Shemysheysky District (Russian: Шемыше́йский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeastern central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,688 square kilometers (652 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Shemysheyka.[1] Population: 17,661 (2010 Census);[3] 19,063 (2002 census);[7] 22,714 (1989 Soviet census).[8] The population of Shemysheyka accounts for 36.9% of the district's total population.[3]
Shemysheysky District
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Semiklyuche, Shemysheysky District | |
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 Location of Shemysheysky District in Penza Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 52°53′30″N 45°23′30″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Penza Oblast[1] |
| Established | 16 July 1928 |
| Administrative center | Shemysheyka[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,688 km2 (652 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 17,661 |
| • Density | 10.46/km2 (27.10/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 36.9% |
| • Rural | 63.1% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Work settlements, 12 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 1 urban-type settlements[4], 38 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Shemysheysky Municipal District[5] |
| • Municipal divisions[5] | 1 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
| OKTMO ID | 56659000 |
| Website | http://rshem.pnzreg.ru/ |