Sovetsky (russian: Сове́тский; mhr, У Роҥго, ''U Roŋgo'') is an urban locality (an

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

) and the

administrative center An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...

of Sovetsky District of the

Mari El Republic The Mari El Republic (russian: Респу́блика Мари́й Эл, ''Respublika Mariy El''; Meadow Mari: ; Hill Mari: ) is a republic of Russia. It is in the European Russia region of the country, along the northern bank of the Volga Rive ...

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. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 10,664.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sovetsky serves as the

of Sovetsky District.Resolution #9 As an administrative division, the

of Sovetsky, together with two rural localities, is incorporated within Sovetsky District as Sovetsky

Urban-Type Settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

(an administrative division of the district).Law #22-Z As a municipal division, Sovetsky Urban-Type Settlement is incorporated within Sovetsky Municipal District as Sovetsky Urban Settlement.Law #62-Z

Miscellaneous

The largest

orphanage An orphanage is a Residential education, residential institution, total institution or group home, devoted to the Childcare, care of orphans and children who, for various reasons, cannot be cared for by their biological families. The parent ...

in the Mari El Republic is located here, as well as a large TV broadcasting facility with a guyed mast.
(Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network. ''Radio and TV Broadcasting Center of the Mari El Republic (from telegraph station to modern times)'')

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* * * {{Use mdy dates, date=October 2012 Urban-type settlements in the Mari El Republic