Chernigovsky District

Not to be confused with Chernihiv Raion of Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine.

Chernigovsky District (Russian: Черни́говский райо́н) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[6] district (raion), one of the twenty-two in Primorsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the krai. The area of the district is 1,840.4 square kilometers (710.6 sq mi).^[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Chernigovka.^[2] Population: 36,230 (2010 Census);^[4] 39,554 (2002 Census);^[8] 45,782 (1989 Soviet census).^[9] The population of Chernigovka accounts for 36.0% of the district's total population.^[4]

Chernigovsky District Черниговский район
District
Landscape in Chernigovsky District
Coat of arms
Location of Chernigovsky District in Primorsky Krai
Coordinates: 44°12′N 132°27′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Primorsky Krai[1]
Administrative center	Chernigovka[2]
Area [3]
• Total	1,840.4 km2 (710.6 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	36,230
• Density	20/km2 (51/sq mi)
• Urban	24.1%
• Rural	75.9%
Administrative structure
• Inhabited localities[1]	1 urban-type settlements[5], 24 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Chernigovsky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[6]	1 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+10 (MSK+7 [7])
OKTMO ID	05653000
Website	http://chernigovka.org/

Notable residents

• Denis Kniga (born 1992 in Chernigovka), football player