Pitkyarantsky District

Pitkyarantsky District
Питкярантский район
District
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
Flag
Coat of arms of Pitkyarantsky District
Coat of arms
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
[3]
 • Total2,300 km2 (900 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[4]
 • 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.