Suoyarvsky District (Russian: Суоя́рвский райо́н; Karelian: Suojärven piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.[1] It is located in the west of the republic on the Finnish border. The area of the district is 13,731 square kilometers (5,302 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the town of Suoyarvi.[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 18,814, with the population of Suoyarvi accounting for 51.9% of that number.[4]
Suoyarvsky District
Суоярвский район | |
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Coordinates: 62°05′N 32°22′E / 62.083°N 32.367°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Republic of Karelia[1] |
Established | 9 July 1940 |
Administrative center | Suoyarvi[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 13,731 km2 (5,302 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 18,814 |
• Estimate (2018)[5] | 15,867 (−15.7%) |
• Density | 1.4/km2 (3.5/sq mi) |
• Urban | 51.9% |
• Rural | 48.1% |
Administrative structure | |
• Inhabited localities[6] | 1 cities/towns, 26 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Suoyarvsky Municipal District[7] |
• Municipal divisions[8] | 1 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [9]) |
OKTMO ID | 86650000 |
Website | http://suojarvi.ru |
2010 Census | 18,814[4] |
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2002 Census | 24,028[10] |
1989 Census | 26,913[11] |
1979 Census | 27,788[12] |
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Suoyarvsky District is one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia[1] and has administrative jurisdiction over one town (Suoyarvi) and twenty-six rural localities.[6] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Suoyarvsky Municipal District.[7] The town of Suoyarvi is incorporated into an urban settlement, while the twenty-six rural localities are incorporated into four rural settlements within the municipal district.[8] The town of Suoyarvi serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[2] and municipal[7] district.