Tigilsky District (Russian: Тиги́льский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Koryak Okrug of Kamchatka Krai, Russia, one of the eleven in the krai.[1] It is located in the west of the krai. The area of the district is 63,484 square kilometers (24,511 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Tigil.[1] Population: 7,307 (2010 Census);[3] 9,341 (2002 Census);[8] 12,452 (1989 Census).[9] The population of Tigil accounts for 23.1% of the district's total population.[3]

Tigilsky District Тигильский район
District
Waterfall in Tigilsky District
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Location of Tigilsky District in Koryak Okrug, Kamchatka Krai
Coordinates: 57°46′N 158°44′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kamchatka Krai[1]
Administrative center	Tigil[1]
Area [2]
• Total	63,484 km2 (24,511 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	7,307
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	3,576 (−51.1%)
• Density	0.12/km2 (0.30/sq mi)
• Urban	43.2%
• Rural	56.8%
Administrative structure
• Inhabited localities[1]	1 Urban-type settlements[5], 7 Rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Tigilsky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[6]	0 Urban settlements, 7 Rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+12 (MSK+9 [7])
OKTMO ID	30832000
Website	http://tigil.ru/

Ethnic composition (2010):[3]

• Russians – 45.4%
• Koryaks – 28.7%
• Itelmens – 19.9%
• Ukrainians – 2.1%
• Others – 3.9%

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tigilsky District is one of the eleven in the krai.[1] The selo of Tigil serves as its administrative center.[1]

As a municipal division, the territory of the district is split between two municipal formations—Tigilsky Municipal District,[6] to which seven of the administrative district's rural localities belong,[10] and Palana Urban Okrug,[11] which covers the rest of the administrative district's territory, including the urban-type settlement of Palana.[12]

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Sources

• Законодательное Собрание Камчатского края. Закон №46 от 29 апреля 2008 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Камчатского края», в ред. Закона №659 от 30 июля 2015 г. «О внесении изменения в статью 5 Закона Камчатского края "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Камчатского края"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Официальные Ведомости", №65-69, 6 мая 2008 г. (Legislative Assembly of Kamchatka Krai. Law #46 of April 29, 2008 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Kamchatka Krai, as amended by the Law #659 of July 30, 2015 On Amending Article 5 of the Law of Kamchatka Krai "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Kamchatka Krai". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
• Дума Корякского автономного округа. Закон №338-оз от 9 ноября 2004 г. «О территории и границах муниципального образования "Тигильский муниципальный район"», в ред. Закона №299-оз от 20 июня 2007 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Корякского автономного округа "О территории и границах муниципального образования "Тигильский муниципальный район"». Вступил в силу через 10 дней после официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Народовластие", №92, 13 октября 2005 г. (Duma of Koryak Autonomous Okrug. Law #338-oz of November 9, 2004 On the Territory and the Borders of the Municipal Formation of "Tigilsky Municipal District", as amended by the Law #299-oz of June 20, 2007 On Amending the Law of Koryak Autonomous Okrug "On the Territory and the Borders of the Municipal Formation of "Tigilsky Municipal District". Effective as of the day which is 10 days after the official publication.).

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