En Name: | Sovetsk |
Ru Name: | Советск |
Coordinates: | 53.9333°N 74°W |
Map Label Position: | right |
Image Coa: | Sovetsk COA (2014).gif |
Federal Subject: | Tula Oblast |
Adm District Jur: | Shchyokinsky District |
Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Sovetsk |
Adm Selsoviet Type: | Town under district jurisdiction |
Adm Ctr Of: | Sovetsk Town Under District Jurisdiction |
Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
Mun District Jur: | Shchyokinsky Municipal District |
Urban Settlement Jur: | Sovetsk Urban Settlement |
Mun Admctr Of: | Sovetsk Urban Settlement |
Pop 2010Census: | 7536 |
Established Date: | 1950 |
Current Cat Date: | 1954 |
Prev Name1: | Sovetsky |
Postal Codes: | 301205 |
Sovetsk (Russian: Сове́тск) is a town in Shchyokinsky District of Tula Oblast, Russia, located on the Upa River (Oka's basin), 43km (27miles) south of Tula, the administrative center of the oblast. The population of Sovetsk was 7,889 at the 2021 census.
It was founded in 1950 as the work settlement of Sovetsky (Russian: Сове́тский). It was granted town status in 1954.
In regards to the administrative divisions it is incorporated within Shchyokinsky District as Sovetsk Town Under District Jurisdiction.[1] As a municipal division, Sovetsk Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Shchyokinsky Municipal District as Sovetsk Urban Settlement.[2]
As of the 2021 census, the population of Sovetsk is 7,889.[3] At the 2002 and 1989 censuses, it was 8,770 and 10,077 respectively,[4] showing a gradual decline in population. However, when compared to the 2010 census where the population was of 7,536 the statistics show a 0.42% increase.