Shemysheysky District

Shemysheysky District (Russian: Шемыше́йский райо́н) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[5] district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeastern central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,688 square kilometers (652 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Shemysheyka.^[1] Population: 17,661 (2010 Census);^[3] 19,063 (2002 Census);^[7] 22,714 (1989 Soviet census).^[8] The population of Shemysheyka accounts for 36.9% of the district's total population.^[3]

Shemysheysky District Шемышейский район
District
Semiklyuche, Shemysheysky District
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Location of Shemysheysky District in Penza Oblast
Coordinates: 52°53′30″N 45°23′30″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Penza Oblast[1]
Established	16 July 1928
Administrative center	Shemysheyka[1]
Area [2]
• Total	1,688 km2 (652 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	17,661
• Density	10/km2 (27/sq mi)
• Urban	36.9%
• Rural	63.1%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	1 Work settlements, 12 Selsoviets
• Inhabited localities[1]	1 urban-type settlements[4], 38 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Shemysheysky Municipal District[5]
• Municipal divisions[5]	1 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
OKTMO ID	56659000
Website	http://rshem.pnzreg.ru/