Pachelmsky District

Pachelmsky District
Пачелмский район
Abandoned church, Pachelmsky District
Location of Pachelmsky District in Penza Oblast
Coordinates: 53°20′N 43°19′E / 53.333°N 43.317°E / 53.333; 43.317
CountryRussia
Federal subjectPenza Oblast
Established1928
Administrative centerPachelma
Area
  Total
1,300 km2 (500 sq mi)
Population
  Total
16,310
  Estimate 
(January 2017)
14,900
  Density13/km2 (32/sq mi)
  Urban
49.4%
  Rural
50.6%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Work settlements, 7 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities1 urban-type settlements, 42 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asPachelmsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID56654000
Websitehttp://rpach.pnzreg.ru
Population of Pachelmsky District
2010 Census16,310
2002 Census18,995
1989 Census22,263
1979 Census27,608

Pachelmsky District (Russian: Па́челмский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,300 square kilometers (500 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Pachelma. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 16,310, with the population of Pachelma accounting for 49.4% of that number.