Pitkyarantsky District (russian: Питкяра́нтский райо́н; krl, Pitkänrannan piiri; fi, Pitkärannan 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 southwest of the republic. The area of the district is . Its

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is the

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Pitkyaranta Pitkyaranta (russian: Питкяранта; olo, Pitkyrandu; fi, Pitkäranta) is a town and the administrative center of Pitkyarantsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the northeastern coast of Lake Ladoga. Population: H ...

.Law #871-ZRK As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 19,895, with the population of Pitkyaranta accounting for 57.4% of that number.

Administrative and municipal status

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

and has administrative jurisdiction over one town (

) and thirty-five rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Pitkyarantsky Municipal District.Law #825-ZRK The town of Pitkyaranta and three rural localities are incorporated into an urban settlement, while the remaining thirty-two rural localities are incorporated into four rural settlements within the municipal district.Law #813-ZRK The town of Pitkyaranta serves as the

of both the administrative and municipal district.

Sights

The Cross of Sorrow, a memorial to soldiers perished on both sides of the

Winter War The Winter War,, sv, Vinterkriget, rus, Зи́мняя война́, r=Zimnyaya voyna. The names Soviet–Finnish War 1939–1940 (russian: link=no, Сове́тско-финская война́ 1939–1940) and Soviet–Finland War 1 ...

of 1939–1940, is located in Pitkyarantsky District at the crossroads of

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Suoyarvi Suoyarvi (russian: Суоя́рви; krl, Suojärvi; fi, Suojärvi) is a town and the administrative center of Suoyarvsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located northwest of Petrozavodsk. Population: History It is known that ...

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Petrozavodsk Petrozavodsk (russian: Петрозаводск, p=pʲɪtrəzɐˈvotsk; Karelian, Vepsian and fi, Petroskoi) is the capital city of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, which stretches along the western shore of Lake Onega for some . The population ...

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