Tigilsky District
Tigilsky District
Тигильский район (Russian) | |
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Waterfall in Tigilsky District | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Tigilsky District in Koryak Okrug, Kamchatka Krai | |
| Coordinates: 57°46′N 158°44′E / 57.767°N 158.733°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kamchatka Krai |
| Established | 1 April 1926 |
| Administrative center | Tigil |
| Area | |
• Total | 63,484 km2 (24,511 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,307 |
| • Density | 0.1151/km2 (0.2981/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 43.2% |
| • Rural | 56.8% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 urban-type settlements, 7 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Tigilsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 0 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (MSK+9 ) |
| OKTMO ID | 30832000 |
| Website | http://tigil.ru/ |
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 Soviet census). The population of Tigil accounts for 23.1% of the district's total population.
Ethnic composition (2021):
- Russians – 36.9%
- Koryaks – 31.5%
- Itelmens – 20.3%
- Kamchadals – 3.6%
- Khakas – 1.5%
- Ukrainians – 1.4%
- Others – 4.8%