Pudozhsky District (Russian: Пу́дожский райо́н; Karelian: Puudožin piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.[1] It is located in the southeast of the republic. The area of the district is 12,700 square kilometers (4,900 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the town of Pudozh.[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 21,659, with the population of Pudozh accounting for 44.8% of that number.[4]
Pudozhsky District Пудожский район | |
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Coordinates: 61°48′N 36°32′E / 61.800°N 36.533°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Republic of Karelia[1] |
Established | 23 September 1927 |
Administrative center | Pudozh[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 12,700 km2 (4,900 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 21,659 |
• Density | 1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi) |
• Urban | 44.8% |
• Rural | 55.2% |
Administrative structure | |
• Inhabited localities[5] | 1 cities/towns, 72 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Pudozhsky Municipal District[6] |
• Municipal divisions[7] | 1 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [8]) |
OKTMO ID | 86642000 |
Website | http://pudogadm.ru |
2010 Census | 21,659[4] |
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2002 Census | 27,538[9] |
1989 Census | 31,723[10] |
1979 Census | 31,738[11] |
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Pudozhsky District is one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia[1] and has administrative jurisdiction over one town (Pudozh) and seventy-two rural localities.[5] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Pudozhsky Municipal District.[6] The town of Pudozh and eleven rural localities are incorporated into an urban settlement, while the remaining sixty-one rural localities are incorporated into seven rural settlements within the municipal district.[7] The town of Pudozh serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[2] and municipal[6] district.
Notable people
- Alexei Fofanov (1915-1986) - Hero of the Soviet Union, born in the village of Klimovskaya.
References
Notes
Sources
- Верховный Совет Карельской АССР. №473-ЗРК 30 мая 1978 г. «Конституция Республики Карелия», в ред. Закона №1314-ЗРК от 16 июля 2009 г «О внесении изменений в Конституцию Республики Карелия». Опубликован: отдельной брошюрой. (Supreme Soviet of the Karelian ASSR. #473-ZRK May 30, 1978 Constitution of the Republic of Karelia, as amended by the Law #1314-ZRK of July 16, 2009 On Amending the Constitution of the Republic of Karelia. ).
- Законодательное Собрание Республики Карелия. Закон №871-ЗРК от 29 апреля 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Республики Карелия», в ред. Закона №1895-ЗРK от 2 июня 2015 г. «О внесении изменения статью 9 Закона Республики Карелия "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Республики Карелия"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: газета "Карелия", №48, 7 мая 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia. Law #871-ZRK of April 29, 2005 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Republic of Karelia, as amended by the Law #1895-ZRK of June 2, 2015 On Amending Article 9 of the Law of the Republic of Karelia "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Republic of Karelia". Effective as of the official publication date.).
- Законодательное Собрание Республики Карелия. Закон №825-ЗРК от 1 декабря 2004 г. «О муниципальных районах в Республике Карелия», в ред. Закона №1694-ЗРK от 2 апреля 2013 г. «О преобразовании муниципальных образований "Нюхчинское сельское поселение" и "Сумпосадское сельское поселение" Беломорского муниципального района и внесении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты Республики Карелия». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: газета "Карелия", №141, 16 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia. Law #825-ZRK of December 1, 2004 On the Municipal Districts in the Republic of Karelia, as amended by the Law #1694-ZRK of April 2, 2013 On the Transformation of the Municipal Formations of "Nyukhchinskoye Rural Settlement" and "Sumposadskoye Rural Settlement" of Belomorsky Municipal District of the Republic of Karelia and on Amending Various Legislative Acts of the Republic of Karelia. Effective as of the day which is ten days after the day of the official publication.).
- Законодательное Собрание Республики Карелия. Закон №813-ЗРК от 1 ноября 2004 г. «О городских, сельских поселениях в Республике Карелия», в ред. Закона №1694-ЗРK от 2 апреля 2013 г. «О преобразовании муниципальных образований "Нюхчинское сельское поселение" и "Сумпосадское сельское поселение" Беломорского муниципального района и внесении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты Республики Карелия». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: газета "Карелия", №124, 126, 129, 132, 135, 136, 139, 4 ноября — 9 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia. Law #813-ZRK of November 1, 2004 On the Urban, Rural Settlements in the Republic of Karelia, as amended by the Law #1694-ZRK of April 2, 2013 On the Transformation of the Municipal Formations of "Nyukhchinskoye Rural Settlement" and "Sumposadskoye Rural Settlement" of Belomorsky Municipal District of the Republic of Karelia and on Amending Various Legislative Acts of the Republic of Karelia. Effective as of the day which is ten days after the day of the official publication.).