En Name: | Suoyarvsky District |
Ru Name: | Суоярвский район |
Other Name: | Suojärven piiri |
Other Lang: | Karelian |
Image View: | Озеро суоярви.jpeg |
Coordinates: | 62.0833°N 54°W |
Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Suoyarvsky District.svg |
Federal Subject: | Republic of Karelia |
Adm Data As Of: | June 2015 |
Adm Ctr Type: | town |
Adm Ctr Name: | Suoyarvi |
No Of Cities Towns: | 1 |
No Of Rural Localities: | 26 |
Mun Data As Of: | April 2013 |
Mun Formation1: | Suoyarvsky Municipal District |
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 1 |
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 4 |
Area Km2: | 13731 |
Area Km2 Ref: | [1] |
Pop 2010Census: | 18814 |
Urban Pop 2010Census: | 51.9% |
Rural Pop 2010Census: | 48.1% |
Website: | http://suojarvi.ru |
Date: | November 2009 |
Population of Suoyarvsky District | |
Label1: | 2010 Census |
Data1: | 18,814 |
Label2: | 2002 Census |
Data2: | 24,028 |
Label3: | 1989 Census |
Data3: | 26,913 |
Label4: | 1979 Census |
Data4: | 27,788 |
Suoyarvsky District (Russian: Суоя́рвский райо́н; Karelian: Suojärven piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.[2] It is located in the west of the republic on the Finnish border. The area of the district is 13731km2.[1] Its administrative center is the town of Suoyarvi.[3] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 18,814, with the population of Suoyarvi accounting for 51.9% of that number.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Suoyarvsky District is one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia and has administrative jurisdiction over one town (Suoyarvi) and twenty-six rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Suoyarvsky Municipal District.[4] The town of Suoyarvi is incorporated into an urban settlement, while the twenty-six rural localities are incorporated into four rural settlements within the municipal district.[5] The town of Suoyarvi serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.