Chupa, Republic of Karelia explained

En Name:Chupa
Ru Name:Чупа
Other Name:Čuuppu
Other Lang:Karelian
Coordinates:66.2833°N 37°W
Map Label Position:right
Federal Subject:Republic of Karelia
Adm Data As Of:2014
Adm District Jur:Loukhsky District
Inhabloc Cat:Urban-type settlement
Mun Data As Of:April 2013
Mun District Jur:Loukhsky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Chupinskoye Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of:Chupinskoye Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:2924
Established Date:1574
Established Title:Known since
Current Cat Date:1943
Postal Codes:186670
Date:July 2011
Chupa population
Label1:2010 Census
Data1:2,924
Label2:2002 Census
Data2:4,061
Label3:1989 Census
Data3:5,214
Label4:1979 Census
Data4:4,904

Chupa (Russian: Чу́па; Karelian: Čuuppu) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Loukhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the coast of the White Sea, 629km (391miles) north of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 2,924.

History

It has been known since 1574. Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1943.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Chupa is subordinated to Loukhsky District. As a municipal division, Chupa, together with one rural locality (the station of Chupa), is incorporated within Loukhsky Municipal District as Chupinskoye Urban Settlement.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Law #813-ZRK