Pechenga District

Pechengsky District Печенгский район (Russian)
Location of Pechengsky District in Murmansk Oblast
Coordinates: 69°32′N 31°12′E / 69.533°N 31.200°E / 69.533; 31.200Coordinates: 69°32′N 31°12′E / 69.533°N 31.200°E / 69.533; 31.200
Landscape in Pechengsky District
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Murmansk Oblast
Administrative structure (as of March 2013)
Administrative center	urban-type settlement of Nikel
Administrative divisions:
Towns	1
Urban-type settlements	2
Territorial okrugs	1
Inhabited localities:
Cities/towns	1
Urban-type settlements	2
Rural localities	14
Municipal structure (as of November 2009)
Municipally incorporated as	Pechengsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements	3
Rural settlements	1
Local government:
Representative body	Council of Deputies
Statistics
Area (municipal district) (December 2010)	8,662.22 km2 (3,344.50 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)	38,920 inhabitants
• Urban	81.6%
• Rural	18.4%
Density	4.49/km2 (11.6/sq mi)
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)
Established	July 21, 1945
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Pechengsky District (Russian: Пе́ченгский райо́н; Finnish: Petsamo; Norwegian: Peisen; Northern Sami: Beahcán; Skolt Sami: Peäccam) is an administrative district (raion), one of the six in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Pechengsky Municipal District. It is located in the northwest of the oblast on the coast of the Barents Sea (by the Rybachy Peninsula, which is a part of the district) and borders with Finland in the south and southwest and with Norway in the west, northwest, and north. The area of the district is 8,662.22 square kilometers (3,344.50 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Nikel. Population: 38,920 (2010 Census);46,404 (2002 Census);59,495 (1989 Census). The population of Nikel accounts for 32.8% of the district's total population.

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