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Palana (Russian: Пала́на) is an urban-type settlement in and the administrative center of Koryak Autonomous Okrug in Kamchatka Oblast, Russia. It is located on the west coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula on the right bank of the Palana River, within eight kilometers from the Sea of Okhotsk. Population: 3,928 (2002 Census). Image File history File links Palana. ... Image File history File links Palana. ... Urban-type settlement (Russian: , posyolok gorodskogo tipa; Ukrainian: , selyshche miskoho typu; abbreviated as in Russian and as in Ukrainian) is an official designation for a certain type of urban settlements used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union. ... Koryak Autonomous Okrug (Russian: ), or Koryakia, is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Kamchatka Oblast). ... Kamchatka Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Kamchatka is the home of many volcanoes. ... Map of the Sea of Okhotsk. ... Russian Census of 2002 (Russian: ) was the first census of Russian Federation carried out on October 9, 2002. ...

It is served by Palana Old Airport and Palana New Airport. Palana Old Airport (ICAO: UHPL) is an airport in Koryak Autonomous Okrug, Russia located 4 km west of Palana. ... Palana New Airport is an airport in Koryak Autonomous Okrug, Russia located 3 km south of Palana. ...

Palana serves as a social, political, and cultural center of the Autonomous District. There are several dance ensembles, both professional and amateur, in Palana. Internet access is provided by KamchatSvyazInform from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Petropavlovsk, as seen from Avacha Bay Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russian: ) is the administrative, industrial, scientific, and cultural center of Kamchatka Oblast, Russia. ...