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The area of the district is 8,662.22 square kilometers (3,344.50 sq mi). [3] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Nikel. [1] Its population was 38,920 ( 2010 Census); [4] 46,404 ( 2002 Census); [10] 59,495 ( 1989 Census). [11]
Pechengsky District: Province: Murmansk Oblast: Country: Russia: Coordinates: Production; Type: Scientific borehole: Greatest depth: 12,262 metres (40,230 ft) History; Opened: 1965: Active
- 1995
- Pechengsky District
- 1965
- Murmansk Oblast
Nikel ( Russian: Ни́кель, lit. nickel; Finnish: Nikkeli; Norwegian: Nikkel) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Pechengsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, [1] located on the shores of Lake Kuets-Yarvi 196 kilometers (122 mi) northwest of Murmansk and 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) from the Norwegian borde...
- 140 m (460 ft)
- Russia
- 1936
- Murmansk Oblast
Nov 10, 2009 · The Kola Superdeep Borehole is located 10 kilometers north of the town of Zapolyarny, in the Pechengsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia. The Kola Core Repository is in the town of Zapolyarny ...
The area of the district is 8,662.22 square kilometers (3,344.50 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality of Nikel. Its population was 38,920 (2010 Census); 46,404 (2002 Census); 59,495 (1989 Census). The population of Nikel accounts for 32.8% of the district's total population.
Pechengsky District (Russian: Пе́ченгский райо́н; Finnish: Petsamo; Norwegian: Peisen; Northern Sami: Beahcán; Skolt Sami: Peäccam) is an administrative district (raion), one of the six in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Pechengsky Municipal District. It is located in the northwest of the oblast, on the coast of the Barents Sea (by the ...
It is located in the northwest of the oblast, on the coast of the Barents Sea (by the Rybachy Peninsula, which is a part of the district) and borders Finland in the south and southwest and Norway in the west, northwest, and north. The area of the district is 8,662.22 square kilometers (3,344.50 sq mi).