Providensky District
municipal district in Russia
Providensky District (Russian: Провиде́нский райо́н; Chukchi: Урэлӄуйым район, Urèlḳujym rajon; Yupik: Уӷрилӄуйым район) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the six in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the autonomous okrug, in the southern half of the Chukchi Peninsula with a northwest extension reaching almost to the Kolyuchinskaya Bay on the Arctic. It borders with Chukotsky District in the north, the Bering Sea in the east and south, and with Iultinsky District in the west. The area of the district is 26,800 square kilometers (10,300 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Provideniya. Population: 3,923 (2010 census); 4,660 (2002 census); 9,778 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Provideniya accounts for 50.2% of the district's total population.
Geography
The district lies in a mountainous region, with most of its inhabited localities located along the coast. Wetlands occupy the territory between mountain ranges and areas close to the shore, particularly near inlets and brackish lagoons. The southern section of the coastline is approximately 850 kilometers (530 mi) long.
“Providensky District” enters the record as municipal district in Russia. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Providensky, District and municipal can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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