Belomorsky District (russian: Беломо́рский райо́н; krl, Belomorskin piiri) is an administrative district (

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), one of the fifteen in the

Republic of Karelia The Republic of Karelia (russian: Респу́блика Каре́лия, Respublika Kareliya; ; krl, Karjalan tašavalta; ; fi, Karjalan tasavalta; vep, Karjalan Tazovaldkund, Ludic: ''Kard’alan tazavald''), also known as just Karelia (rus ...

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.Constitution of the Republic of Karelia It is located in the east of the republic. The area of the district is . Its

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is the

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Belomorsk Belomorsk (russian: Беломо́рск; krl, Šuomua; fi, Belomorsk/') is a town and the administrative center of Belomorsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the Onega Bay on the shore of the White Sea. Population: Hi ...

.Law #871-ZRK As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 19,118, with the population of Belomorsk accounting for 58.7% of that number.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Belomorsky District is one of the fifteen in the

and has administrative jurisdiction over one town (

) and fifty-six rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Belomorsky Municipal District.Law #825-ZRK The town of Belomorsk and eleven rural localities are incorporated into an urban settlement, while the remaining forty-five rural localities are incorporated into three rural settlements within the municipal district.Law #813-ZRK The town of Belomorsk serves as the

of both the administrative and municipal district.

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