Penzhinsky District
Penzhinsky District
Пенжинский район | |
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Coast in Penzhinsky District | |
Location of Penzhinsky District in Koryak Okrug, Kamchatka Krai | |
| Coordinates: 63°N 167°E / 63°N 167°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kamchatka Krai |
| Established | 1 April 1926 |
| Administrative center | Kamenskoye |
| Area | |
• Total | 116,086 km2 (44,821 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,340 |
| • Density | 0.020/km2 (0.052/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities | 7 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Penzhinsky District |
| • Municipal divisions | 0 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (MSK+9 ) |
| OKTMO ID | 30829000 |
| Website | http://xn----8sbnekahce1acgmcyl.xn--p1ai/ |
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Penzhinsky District (Russian: Пе́нжинский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal 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. Population: 2,340 (2010 Census); 2,990 (2002 Census); 5,301 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Kamenskoye accounts for 28.0% of the district's total population.
Ethnic composition (2021):
- Koryaks – 44.8%
- Russians – 29.8%
- Evens – 12%
- Chukchi – 6.1%
- Ukrainians – 1.4%
- Others – 5.9%