Pitkyarantsky District

Pitkyarantsky District
Питкярантский район
Belye Mosty Waterfall, a protected area of Russia in Pitkyarantsky District
Belye Mosty Waterfall, a protected area of Russia in Pitkyarantsky District
Flag of Pitkyarantsky District
Coat of arms of Pitkyarantsky District
Map
Location of Pitkyarantsky District in the Republic of Karelia
Coordinates: 61°34′N 31°29′E / 61.567°N 31.483°E / 61.567; 31.483
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Karelia[1]
Established9 July 1940Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerPitkyaranta[2]
Area
 • Total2,300 km2 (900 sq mi)
Population
 • Total19,895
 • Density8.7/km2 (22/sq mi)
 • Urban
57.4%
 • Rural
42.6%
Administrative structure
 • Inhabited localities[5]1 cities/towns, 35 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asPitkyarantsky Municipal District[6]
 • Municipal divisions[7]1 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (UTC+03:00 Edit this on Wikidata[8])
OKTMO ID86633000
Websitehttp://admin.pit.su
Population of Pitkyarantsky District
2010 Census19,895[4]
2002 Census10,497[9]
1989 Census27,177[10]
1979 Census27,154[11]

Pitkyarantsky District (Russian: Питкяра́нтский райо́н; Karelian: Pitkänrannan piiri; Finnish: Pitkärannan piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.[1] It is located in the southwest of the republic. The area of the district is 2,300 square kilometers (890 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the town of Pitkyaranta.[2] As of the 2010 census, the total population of the district was 19,895, with the population of Pitkyaranta accounting for 57.4% of the population.[4]

  1. ^ a b Constitution of the Republic of Karelia
  2. ^ a b Law #871-ZRK
  3. ^ a b "General Information" (in Russian). Pitkyarantsky District. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c 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.
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  8. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  9. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 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).
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.