Penzhinsky District () is an administrativeLaw #46 and municipalLaw #337-oz district (

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) of

Koryak Okrug Koryak Okrug (; Koryak: , ''Cav’cәvaokrug''), or Koryakia (), was an administrative division with a special status within Kamchatka Krai, Russia.

in Kamchatka Krai, Russia, one of the

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in the

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. It is located in the northwest of the krai. Its

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is the

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(a '' selo'') of Kamenskoye. Population: The population of Kamenskoye accounts for 28.0% of the district's total population. Ethnic composition (2021): *

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– 44.8% *

Russians Russians ( ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Eastern Europe. Their mother tongue is Russian language, Russian, the most spoken Slavic languages, Slavic language. The majority of Russians adhere to Eastern Orthodox Church ...

– 29.8% *

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– 12% * Chukchi – 6.1% *

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– 1.4% * Others – 5.9%

Geography

The area of the district is . The

Ichigem Range The Ichigem Range () is a range of mountains in Magadan Oblast and Kamchatka Krai, Russian Far East. Administratively most of the range falls within the Penzhinsky District of Kamchatka Krai, but the western end reaches into the Severo-Evensk ...

, the northwesternmost range of the

Koryak Highlands The Koryak Mountains or Koryak Highlands () are an area of mountain ranges in Far-Eastern Siberia, Russia, located in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and in Kamchatka Krai, with a small part in Magadan Oblast. The highest point in the system is the Mo ...

, rises in the district. Rivers Penzhina, Belaya, Oklan, Esgichninvayam and Zhirovaya are the main rivers flowing through the territory of the district.

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=March 2013 Districts of Kamchatka Krai