Suoyarvsky District (russian: Суоя́рвский райо́н; krl, Suojärven piiri) is an administrative district (
raion
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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 ...
,
Russia
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.
[Constitution of the Republic of Karelia] It is located in the west of the republic on the
Finnish border. The area of the district is .
Its
administrative center
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is the
town
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Origin and use
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of
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
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.
[Law #871-ZRK] 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.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Suoyarvsky District is 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 ...
and has administrative jurisdiction over one town (
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 ...
) and twenty-six
rural localities.
As a
municipal division, the district is incorporated as Suoyarvsky Municipal District.
[Law #825-ZRK] 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.
[Law #813-ZRK] The town of Suoyarvi serves as the
administrative center
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of both the administrative
and municipal
district.
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Districts of the Republic of Karelia