Tigilsky District
Tigilsky District is an administrative district of Koryak Okrug of Kamchatka Krai, Russia, one of the administrative [divisions of Kamchatka Krai|eleven] in the krai. It is located in the west of the krai. The area of the district is. Its administrative center is the types of [inhabited localities in Russia|rural locality] of Tigil. Population: The population of Tigil accounts for 23.1% of the district's total population.
Ethnic composition :
- Russians – 36.9%
- Koryaks – 31.5%
- Itelmens – 20.3%
- Kamchadals – 3.6%
- Khakas – 1.5%
- Ukrainians – 1.4%
- Others – 4.8%
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tigilsky District is one of the eleven in the krai. The selo of Tigil serves as its administrative center.As a municipal division, the territory of the district is split between two municipal formations—Tigilsky Municipal District, to which seven of the administrative district's rural localities belong, and Palana Urban Okrug, which covers the rest of the administrative district's territory, including the urban-type settlement of Palana.