En Name: | Pitkyarantsky District |
Ru Name: | Питкярантский район |
Other Name: | Pitkänrannan piiri |
Other Lang: | Karelian |
Image View: | Jukankoski fall.jpg |
Coordinates: | 61.5667°N 60°W |
Federal Subject: | Republic of Karelia |
Adm Data As Of: | June 2015 |
Adm Ctr Type: | town |
Adm Ctr Name: | Pitkyaranta |
No Of Cities Towns: | 1 |
No Of Rural Localities: | 35 |
Mun Data As Of: | April 2013 |
Mun Formation1: | Pitkyarantsky Municipal District |
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 1 |
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 4 |
Area Km2: | 2300 |
Area Km2 Ref: | [1] |
Pop 2010Census: | 19895 |
Urban Pop 2010Census: | 57.4% |
Rural Pop 2010Census: | 42.6% |
Website: | http://admin.pit.su |
Date: | November 2009 |
Population of Pitkyarantsky District | |
Label1: | 2010 Census |
Data1: | 19,895 |
Label2: | 2002 Census |
Data2: | 10,497 |
Label3: | 1989 Census |
Data3: | 27,177 |
Label4: | 1979 Census |
Data4: | 27,154 |
Pitkyarantsky District (ru|Питкяра́нтский райо́н; krl|Pitkänrannan piiri; fi|Pitkärannan piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.[2] It is located in the southwest of the republic. The area of the district is 2300km2.[1] Its administrative center is the town of Pitkyaranta.[3] As of the 2010 census, the total population of the district was 19,895, with the population of Pitkyaranta accounting for 57.4% of the population.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Pitkyarantsky District is one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia and has administrative jurisdiction over one town (Pitkyaranta) and thirty-five rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Pitkyarantsky Municipal District.[4] The town of Pitkyaranta and three rural localities are incorporated into an urban settlement, while the remaining thirty-two rural localities are incorporated into four rural settlements within the municipal district.[5] The town of Pitkyaranta serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.
The Cross of Sorrow, a memorial to soldiers perished on both sides of the Winter War of 1939–1940, is located in Pitkyarantsky District at the crossroads of Pitkyaranta–Suoyarvi–Petrozavodsk.