Olonetsky District

Olonetsky District
Олонецкий район (Russian)

Location of Olonetsky District in the Republic of Karelia
Coordinates: 60°59′N 32°58′E / 60.983°N 32.967°ECoordinates: 60°59′N 32°58′E / 60.983°N 32.967°E
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Karelia[1]
Administrative structure (as of June 2008)
Administrative center town of Olonets[2]
Inhabited localities:
Cities/towns 1
Rural localities 64
Municipal structure (as of July 2011)
Municipally incorporated as Olonetsky Municipal District[3]
Municipal divisions:[4]
Urban settlements 1
Rural settlements 8
Statistics
Area 3,988 km2 (1,540 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 23,124 inhabitants[5]
- Urban 39.2%
- Rural 60.8
Density 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)[6]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[7]
Official website
Olonetsky District on WikiCommons

Olonetsky District (Russian: Олоне́цкий райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Olonetsky Municipal District.[3] It is located in the south of the republic. The area of the district is 3,988 square kilometers (1,540 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Olonets.[2] District's population: 23,124(2010 Census);[5] 27,034 (2002 Census);[8] 30,497(1989 Census).[9] The population of Olonets accounts for 39.2% of the district's total population.[5]

Demographics

Olonetsky District is the only district in the republic where Karelians form a majority of the population (63.38% in 1989). Natural population growth rate was -12.02 per 1,000 in 1994.

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References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Constitution of the Republic of Karelia
  2. 2.0 2.1 Law #871-ZRK
  3. 3.0 3.1 Law #825-ZRK
  4. Law #813-ZRK
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  6. The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  7. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  8. Russian 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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  9. Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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