Tigilsky District Тигильский район (Russian) |
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Location of Tigilsky District in Kamchatka Krai |
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Coordinates: 57°46′N 158°44′E / 57.767°N 158.733°ECoordinates: 57°46′N 158°44′E / 57.767°N 158.733°E | |
Waterfall in Tigilsky District |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kamchatka Krai |
Administrative structure (as of July 2012) | |
Administrative center | selo of Tigil |
Inhabited localities: | |
Urban-type settlements | 1 |
Rural localities | 7 |
Municipal structure (as of June 2007) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Tigilsky Municipal District |
Municipal divisions: | |
Urban settlements | 0 |
Rural settlements | 7 |
Also municipally incorporated as | Palana Urban Okrug |
Statistics | |
Area | 63,484 km2 (24,511 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census) | 7,307 inhabitants |
• Urban | 43.2% |
• Rural | 56.8% |
Density | 0.12/km2 (0.31/sq mi) |
Time zone | PETT (UTC+12:00) |
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Tigilsky District (Russian: Тиги́льский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Koryak Okrug of Kamchatka Krai, Russia, one of the eleven in the krai. It is located in the west of the krai. The area of the district is 63,484 square kilometers (24,511 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Tigil. Population: 7,307 (2010 Census);9,341 (2002 Census);12,452 (1989 Census). The population of Tigil accounts for 23.1% of the district's total population.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tigilsky District is one of the eleven in the krai. The selo of Tigil serves as its administrative center.
As a municipal division, the territory of the district is split between two municipal formations—Tigilsky Municipal District, to which seven of the administrative district's rural localities belong, and Palana Urban Okrug, which covers the rest of the administrative district's territory, including the urban-type settlement of Palana.