Palana (russian: Пала́на; Koryak: Ӄычг'эт, Пыльг'ыльг'ын) is an urban locality (an

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

) in

Tigilsky District Tigilsky District (russian: Тиги́льский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Koryak Okrug of Kamchatka Krai, Russia, one of the eleven in the krai.Law #46 It is located in the west of the krai. The area of the distric ...

Koryak Okrug Koryak Okrug (russian: Коря́кский о́круг, Korjakskij okrug; Koryak: , ''Cav’cәvaokrug''), or Koryakia (russian: Корякия, Korjakija), is an administrative division of Kamchatka Krai, Russia.

of Kamchatka Krai,

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which serves as the

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of Koryak Okrug. The settlement is located on the west coast of the

Kamchatka Peninsula The Kamchatka Peninsula (russian: полуостров Камчатка, Poluostrov Kamchatka, ) is a peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of about . The Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk make up the peninsula's eastern and w ...

on the right bank of the Palana River within from the Sea of Okhotsk. Population:

Administrative and municipal status

Palana is the

in Kamchatka Krai and, within the framework of administrative divisions, it is subordinated to

of Koryak Okrug.Law #46 As a municipal division, the urban-type settlement of Palana is incorporated as Palana Urban Okrug.The Law #46 lists one urban-type settlement and seven rural localities in Tigilsky District. The urban-type settlement of Palana is listed as a part of Palana Urban Okrug in Law #350-oz.

Transportation

It is served by the

Palana Airport Palana Airport () is an airport in Koryak Okrug, Russia located 4 km west of Palana. It services small transports. Airlines and destinations Incidents and accidents *On 12 September 2012, an An-28 operated by Petropavlovsk-Kamchat ...

Culture

There are several dance ensembles, both professional and amateur, in Palana.

Media

Internet access is provided by ''KamchatSvyazInform'' from

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky ( rus, Петропавловск-Камчатский, a=Петропавловск-Камчатский.ogg, p=pʲɪtrɐˈpavləfsk kɐmˈtɕatskʲɪj) is a city and the administrative, industrial, scientific, and cultu ...

Climate

Palana has a subarctic climate (

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''Dfc''), intermediate between those of the Sakha Republic and the eastern coast of the

. The Sea of Okhotsk freezes during the winter and thus there is less moderation of temperatures during this season than is found on the Pacific side of the peninsula, and the

Aleutian Low The Aleutian Low is a semi-permanent low-pressure system located near the Aleutian Islands in the Bering Sea during the Northern Hemisphere winter. It is a climatic feature centered near the Aleutian Islands measured based on mean sea-level press ...

tends to produce more

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=March 2013 Urban-type settlements in Kamchatka Krai Road-inaccessible communities of Russia