Zemetchinsky District
Земетчинский район | |
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Coordinates: 53°29′N 42°36′E / 53.483°N 42.600°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Penza Oblast[1] |
Established | 16 July 1928 |
Administrative center | Zemetchino[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 2,103.2 km2 (812.1 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 24,674 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 20,636 (−16.4%) |
• Density | 12/km2 (30/sq mi) |
• Urban | 43.7% |
• Rural | 56.3% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 1 Work settlements, 10 Selsoviets |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 1 Urban-type settlements[5], 63 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Zemetchinsky Municipal District[6] |
• Municipal divisions[6] | 1 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [7]) |
OKTMO ID | 56623000 |
Website | http://rzemet.pnzreg.ru/ |
Zemetchinsky District (Russian: Земе́тчинский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] 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).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Zemetchino.[1] Population: 24,674 (2010 Census);[3] 31,072 (2002 Census);[8] 38,566 (1989 Soviet census).[9] The population of Zemetchino accounts for 43.7% of the district's total population.[3]