Belomorsky District

Belomorsky District (Russian: Беломо́рский райо́н; Karelian: Belomorskin piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.^[1] It is located in the east of the republic. The area of the district is 13,000 square kilometers (5,000 sq mi).^[3] Its administrative center is the town of Belomorsk.^[2] 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.^[4]

Belomorsky District Беломорский район
District
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• Karelian	Belomorskin piiri
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Location of Belomorsky District in the Republic of Karelia
Coordinates: 64°31′N 34°46′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Karelia[1]
Established	1927
Administrative center	Belomorsk[2]
Area [3]
• Total	13,000 km2 (5,000 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	19,118
• Density	1.5/km2 (3.8/sq mi)
• Urban	58.7%
• Rural	41.3%
Administrative structure
• Inhabited localities[5]	1 cities/towns, 56 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Belomorsky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[7]	1 urban settlements, 3 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (UTC+03:00 [8])
OKTMO ID	86604000
Website	http://belomorsk-mo.ru

Population of Belomorsky District

2010 Census	19,118[4]
2002 Census	24,003[9]
1989 Census	31,381[10]
1979 Census	34,057[11]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Belomorsky District is one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia^[1] and has administrative jurisdiction over one town (Belomorsk) and fifty-six rural localities.^[5] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Belomorsky Municipal District.^[6] 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.^[7] The town of Belomorsk serves as the administrative center of both the administrative^[2] and municipal^[6] district.