Providensky District
| Providensky District Провиденский район (Russian) Урэлӄуйым район (Chukchi) |
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 Location of Providensky District in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
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| Coordinates: 64°27′N 173°15′W / 64.450°N 173.250°WCoordinates: 64°27′N 173°15′W / 64.450°N 173.250°W | |
 Road to Novoye Chaplino in Providensky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
| Administrative structure (as of June 2012) | |
| Administrative center | urban-type settlement of Provideniya |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Urban-type settlements | 1 |
| Rural localities | 5 |
| Municipal structure (as of October 2010) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Providensky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 3 |
| Local government: | |
| Head of Administration | Sergey Shestopalov (acting) |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 26,800 km2 (10,300 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 3,923 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 50.2% |
| • Rural | 49.8% |
| Population (January 2016 est.) | 3,714 inhabitants |
| Density | 0.15/km2 (0.39/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PETT (UTC+12:00) |
| Established | April 25, 1957 |
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Providensky District (Russian: Провиде́нский райо́н; Chukchi: Урэлӄуйым район) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the six in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the autonomous okrug, in the southern half of the Chukchi Peninsula with a northwest extension reaching almost to the Kolyuchinskaya Bay on the Arctic. It borders with Chukotsky District in the north, the Bering Sea in the east and south, and with Iultinsky District in the west. The area of the district is 26,800 square kilometers (10,300 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Provideniya. Population: 3,923 (2010 Census);4,660 (2002 Census);9,778 (1989 Census). The population of Provideniya accounts for 50.2% of the district's total population.
The district lies in a mountainous region, with most of its inhabited localities found on the coast. Wetlands occupy the territory between mountain ranges and close to the shore near inlets and brackish lagoons. The southern section of the coastline is approximately 850 kilometers (530 mi). About a quarter of this consists of beaches and gravel spits with the remainder consisting of rugged, rocky coastline containing numerous fjords.
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