Pachelmsky District
Pachelmsky District
Пачелмский район (Russian) | |
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Abandoned church, Pachelmsky District | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Pachelmsky District in Penza Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 53°20′N 43°19′E / 53.333°N 43.317°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Penza Oblast |
| Established | 1928 |
| Administrative center | Pachelma |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,300 km2 (500 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 16,310 |
• Estimate (January 2017) | 14,900 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 49.4% |
| • Rural | 50.6% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Work settlements, 7 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 urban-type settlements, 42 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Pachelmsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 56654000 |
| Website | http://rpach.pnzreg.ru |
| 2010 Census | 16,310 |
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| 2002 Census | 18,995 |
| 1989 Census | 22,263 |
| 1979 Census | 27,608 |
Pachelmsky District (Russian: Па́челмский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,300 square kilometers (500 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Pachelma. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 16,310, with the population of Pachelma accounting for 49.4% of that number.