En Name: | Pudozhsky District |
Ru Name: | Пудожский район |
Other Name: | Puudožin piiri |
Other Lang: | Karelian |
Image View: | Rural-area-Pudozhsky District-karelia-republic-june-2005.jpg |
Coordinates: | 61.8°N 68°W |
Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Pudozhsky District.svg |
Federal Subject: | Republic of Karelia |
Adm Data As Of: | June 2015 |
Adm Ctr Type: | town |
Adm Ctr Name: | Pudozh |
No Of Cities Towns: | 1 |
No Of Rural Localities: | 72 |
Mun Data As Of: | April 2013 |
Mun Formation1: | Pudozhsky Municipal District |
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 1 |
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 7 |
Area Km2: | 12700 |
Area Km2 Ref: | [1] |
Pop 2010Census: | 21659 |
Urban Pop 2010Census: | 44.8% |
Rural Pop 2010Census: | 55.2% |
Website: | http://pudogadm.ru |
Date: | November 2009 |
Population of Pudozhsky District | |
Label1: | 2010 Census |
Data1: | 21,659 |
Label2: | 2002 Census |
Data2: | 27,538 |
Label3: | 1989 Census |
Data3: | 31,723 |
Label4: | 1979 Census |
Data4: | 31,738 |
Pudozhsky District (ru|Пу́дожский райо́н; krl|Puudožin piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.[2] It is located in the southeast of the republic. The area of the district is 12700km2.[1] Its administrative center is the town of Pudozh.[3] 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.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Pudozhsky District is one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia and has administrative jurisdiction over one town (Pudozh) and seventy-two rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Pudozhsky Municipal District.[4] 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.[5] The town of Pudozh serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.