Sovetsky District, Mari El Republic Explained

En Name:Sovetsky District
Ru Name:Советский район
Loc Name1:У Роҥго кундем
Loc Lang1:Meadow Mari
Loc Lang2:Hill Mari
Coordinates:56.75°N 77°W
Image Coa:Coat of arms of Sovetsky District (Mari El).png
Federal Subject:Mari El Republic
Adm Data As Of:October 2014
Adm Ctr Type:urban-type settlement
Adm Ctr Name:Sovetsky
Urban-Type Settlement Of District Significance Type:Urban-type settlements
No Of Urban-Type Settlements Of District Significance:1
Selsoviet Type1:Rural okrugs
No Of Selsoviets Type1:7
No Of Urban-Type Settlements:1
No Of Rural Localities:140
Mun Data As Of:August 2014
Mun Formation1:Sovetsky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:1
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:7
Area Km2:1421
Pop 2010Census:31081
Urban Pop 2010Census:34.3%
Rural Pop 2010Census:65.7%
Website:http://mari-el.gov.ru/sovetsk
Date:October 2012
Population of Sovetsky District
Label1:2010 Census
Data1:31,081
Label2:2002 Census
Data2:31,403
Label3:1989 Census
Data3:33,024
Label4:1979 Census
Data4:30,681

Sovetsky District (Russian: Сове́тский райо́н; У Роҥго кундем, U Roŋgo kundem) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the fourteen in the Mari El Republic, Russia. It is located in the center of the republic. The area of the district is 1421km2.[3] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Sovetsky.[4] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 31,081, with the population of the administrative center accounting for 34.3% of that number.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sovetsky District is one of the fourteen in the republic. It is divided into 1 urban-type settlement (an administrative division with the administrative center in the urban-type settlement (inhabited locality) of Sovetsky) and 7 rural okrugs, all of which comprise 140 rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Sovetsky Municipal District. Sovetsky Urban-Type Settlement is incorporated into an urban settlement, and the seven rural okrugs are incorporated into seven rural settlements within the municipal district. The urban-type settlement of Sovetsky serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.

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Notes and References

  1. Law #22-Z
  2. Law #15-Z
  3. Web site: General Information. Sovetsky District. russian. May 15, 2017.
  4. Resolution #9