Zemetchinsky District

Zemetchinsky District
Земетчинский район
Location of Zemetchinsky District in Penza Oblast
Coordinates: 53°29′N 42°36′E / 53.483°N 42.600°E / 53.483; 42.600
CountryRussia
Federal subjectPenza Oblast
Established16 July 1928
Administrative centerZemetchino
Area
  Total
2,103.2 km2 (812.1 sq mi)
Population
  Total
24,674
  Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
  Urban
43.7%
  Rural
56.3%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Work settlements, 10 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities1 urban-type settlements, 63 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asZemetchinsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID56623000
Websitehttp://rzemet.pnzreg.ru/

Zemetchinsky District (Russian: Земе́тчинский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,103.2 square kilometers (812.1 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Zemetchino. Population: 24,674 (2010 Census); 31,072(2002 Census); 38,566(1989 Soviet census). The population of Zemetchino accounts for 43.7% of the district's total population.