Providensky District
District in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Providensky District (Russian: Провиде́нский райо́н; Chukchi: Урэлӄуйым район, Urèlḳujym rajon; Yupik: Уӷрилӄуйым район) is an administrative[1] and municipal[9] 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).[4] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Provideniya.[1] Population: 3,923 (2010 Russian census);[5] 4,660 (2002 Census);[11] 9,778 (1989 Soviet census).[12] The population of Provideniya accounts for 50.2% of the district's total population.[5]
Providensky District
Провиденский район | |
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Coordinates: 64°27′N 173°15′W | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug[1] |
Established | April 25, 1957[2] |
Administrative center | Provideniya[1] |
Government | |
• Type | Local government |
• Head of Administration[3] | Sergey Shestopalov (acting)[3] |
Area | |
• Total | 26,800 km2 (10,300 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,923 |
• Estimate (2018)[6] | 3,695 (−5.8%) |
• Density | 0.15/km2 (0.38/sq mi) |
• Urban | 50.2% |
• Rural | 49.8% |
Administrative structure | |
• Inhabited localities[7] | 1 Urban-type settlements[8], 5 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Providensky Municipal District[9] |
• Municipal divisions[9] | 1 urban settlements, 3 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+12 (MSK+9 [10]) |
OKTMO ID | 77710000 |
Website | http://www.provadm.ru |