Sortavalsky District

Sortavalsky District
Беломорский район (Russian)
District
Other transcription(s)
 • KarelianSortavalskin piiri
View of Lake Ladoga
View of Lake Ladoga
Flag of Sortavalsky District
Flag
Coat of arms of Sortavalsky District
Coat of arms
Location of Sortavalsky District in the Republic of Karelia
Coordinates: 64°31′N 34°46′E / 64.517°N 34.767°E / 64.517; 34.767
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Karelia
Established1 January 1970Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerSortavala
Area
 • Total
2,189 km2 (845 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)
 • Total
32,287
 • Density14.75/km2 (38.20/sq mi)
 • Urban
58.7%
 • Rural
41.3%
Administrative structure
 • Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 56 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asSortavalsky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 3 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (UTC+03:00 Edit this on Wikidata)
OKTMO ID86510000
Websitehttps://sortavalsky.kar.sudrf.ru/
Population of Sortavalsky District
2010 Census32,287
2002 Census35,096
1989 Census38,004
1979 Census36,761

Sortavalsky District (Russian: Сортава́льский райо́н; Karelian: Sortavalskin piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It is located in the east of the republic. The area of the district is 2,189 square kilometers (845 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Sortavala. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 32,287, with the population of Sortavala accounting for 58.7% of that number.

References

  1. 1 2 Constitution of the Republic of Karelia
  2. 1 2 Law #871-ZRK
  3. 1 2 "General Information" (in Russian). Belomorsky District. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  5. ↑ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  6. ↑ Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  7. ↑ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  8. ↑ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России [All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia] (XLS). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года [All-Union Population Census of 1979] (in Russian). 1979 – via Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics.