Sortavala

Sortavala
Сортавала
Town[1]
An aerial view of the town center of Sortavala in 2020.
An aerial view of the town center of Sortavala in 2020.
Flag of Sortavala
Flag
Coat of arms of Sortavala
Coat of arms
Location of Sortavala
Map
Sortavala is located in Russia
Sortavala
Sortavala
Location of Sortavala
Sortavala is located in Karelia
Sortavala
Sortavala
Sortavala (Karelia)
Coordinates: 61°42′20″N 30°41′45″E / 61.70556°N 30.69583°E / 61.70556; 30.69583
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Karelia[1]
First mentioned1468
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total
19,235
 • Subordinated totown of republic significance of Sortavala[1]
 • Capital oftown of republic significance of Sortavala[1]
 • Municipal districtSortavalsky Municipal District[3]
 • Urban settlementSortavalskoye Urban Settlement[3]
 • Capital ofSortavalsky Municipal District,[3] Sortavalskoye Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (UTC+03:00 Edit this on Wikidata[4])
Postal code(s)[5]
186790Edit this on Wikidata
OKTMO ID86610101001
Websiteгородсортавала.рф

Sortavala (Russian: Сортавала; Finnish and Karelian: Sortavala; Swedish: Sordavala), previously known as Serdobol (Сердоболь) until 1918, is a town in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located at the northern tip of Lake Ladoga near the Finnish border, 246 kilometres (153 mi) west of Petrozavodsk, the capital city of the Republic of Karelia. The closest city on the Finnish side of the border is Joensuu, which is located 136 kilometres (85 mi) from Sortavala. In 2021, the population of Sortavala was 19,215.[6]

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  2. ^ 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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  4. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  5. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  6. ^ "Population of Sortavala 2022 | Sortavala population - statistics".