Sovetsky District (Russian: Сове́тский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the thirty-nine in Kirov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,411 square kilometers (931 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Sovetsk.[1] Population: 27,302 (2010 Census);[3] 31,840 (2002 Census);[7] 35,368 (1989 Census).[8] The population of Sovetsk accounts for 60.8% of the district's total population.[3]
Sovetsky District
Советский район | |
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Coordinates: 57°35′N 48°57′E / 57.583°N 48.950°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kirov Oblast[1] |
Established | 10 June 1929 |
Administrative center | Sovetsk[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 2,411 km2 (931 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 27,302 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 24,755 (−9.3%) |
• Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
• Urban | 60.8% |
• Rural | 39.2% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 1 Towns, 10 Rural okrugs |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 1 cities/towns, 115 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Sovetsky Municipal District[5] |
• Municipal divisions[5] | 1 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
OKTMO ID | 33636000 |
Website | http://xn--43-dlcmpgf3a0adk.xn--p1ai/ |