En Name: | Belomorsky District |
Ru Name: | Беломорский район |
Loc Name1: | Belomorskin piiri |
Loc Lang1: | Karelian |
Image View: | Поляна с петроглифами.JPG |
Coordinates: | 64.5167°N 80°W |
Image Coa: | Belomorskiy rayon COA (2019).jpg |
Federal Subject: | Republic of Karelia |
Adm Data As Of: | June 2015 |
Adm Ctr Type: | town |
Adm Ctr Name: | Belomorsk |
No Of Cities Towns: | 1 |
No Of Rural Localities: | 56 |
Mun Data As Of: | April 2013 |
Mun Formation1: | Belomorsky Municipal District |
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 1 |
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 3 |
Area Km2: | 13000 |
Area Km2 Ref: | [1] |
Pop 2010Census: | 19118 |
Urban Pop 2010Census: | 58.7% |
Rural Pop 2010Census: | 41.3% |
Website: | http://belomorsk-mo.ru |
Date: | November 2009 |
Population of Belomorsky District | |
Label1: | 2010 Census |
Data1: | 19,118 |
Label2: | 2002 Census |
Data2: | 24,003 |
Label3: | 1989 Census |
Data3: | 31,381 |
Label4: | 1979 Census |
Data4: | 34,057 |
Belomorsky District (ru|Беломо́рский райо́н; krl|Belomorskin piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.[2] It is located in the east of the republic. The area of the district is 13000km2.[1] Its administrative center is the town of Belomorsk.[3] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 19,118, with the population of Belomorsk accounting for 58.7% of that number.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Belomorsky District is one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia and has administrative jurisdiction over one town (Belomorsk) and fifty-six rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Belomorsky Municipal District.[4] The town of Belomorsk and eleven rural localities are incorporated into an urban settlement, while the remaining forty-five rural localities are incorporated into three rural settlements within the municipal district.[5] The town of Belomorsk serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.