Pitkyaranta

Pitkyaranta (English)
Питкяранта (Russian)
Pitkyrandu (Karelian)
-  Town[1]  -

A street in Pitkyaranta

Location of the Republic of Karelia in Russia
Pitkyaranta
Location of Pitkyaranta in the Republic of Karelia
Coordinates: 61°34′30″N 31°28′40″E / 61.57500°N 31.47778°E / 61.57500; 31.47778Coordinates: 61°34′30″N 31°28′40″E / 61.57500°N 31.47778°E / 61.57500; 31.47778
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of April 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Karelia[1]
Administrative district Pitkyarantsky District[1]
Administrative center of Pitkyarantsky District[1]
Municipal status (as of April 2013)
Municipal district Pitkyarantsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Pitkyarantskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Pitkyarantsky Municipal District,[3] Pitkyarantskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 11,429 inhabitants[4]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[5]
Founded 19th century
Town status since July 9, 1940
Dialing code(s) +7 81433
Pitkyaranta on Wikimedia Commons

Pitkyaranta (Russian: Питкяранта; Karelian: Pitkyrandu; Finnish: Pitkäranta) is a town and the administrative center of Pitkyarantsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the northeastern coast of Lake Ladoga. Population: 11,429 (2010 Census);[4] 13,347 (2002 Census);[6] 14,361 (1989 Census).[7]

History

It was founded in the 19th century. Town status was granted to it on July 9, 1940.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Pitkyaranta serves as the administrative center of Pitkyarantsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Pitkyaranta, together with three rural localities, is incorporated within Pitkyarantsky Municipal District as Pitkyarantskoye Urban Settlement.[2]

International relations

Twin towns and sister cities

Pitkyaranta is twinned with:

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #871-RZK
  2. 1 2 3 4 Law #813-RZK
  3. ↑ Law #825-ZRK
  4. 1 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.
  5. ↑ 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.).
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.

Sources

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, November 14, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.