Prionezhsky District
Prionezhsky District
Прионежский район (Russian) | |
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"Devil's Chair", a natural monument and a protected area of Russia in Prionezhsky District | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Prionezhsky District in the Republic of Karelia | |
| Coordinates: 61°47′N 34°23′E / 61.783°N 34.383°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Karelia |
| Established | 29 August 1927 |
| Administrative center | Petrozavodsk |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,665 km2 (1,415 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 21,502 |
| • Density | 5.867/km2 (15.20/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities | 51 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Prionezhsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 0 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (UTC+03:00 ) |
| OKTMO ID | 86636000 |
| Website | https://prionego.ru/ |
| 2010 Census | 21,502 |
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| 2002 Census | 18,597 |
| 1989 Census | 25,439 |
| 1979 Census | 23,562 |
Prionezhsky District (Russian: Прионе́жский райо́н; Karelian: Prionežjen piiri; Veps: Änižröunan rajon; Livvi: Oniegan rannikon piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the republic. The area of the district is 3,665 square kilometers (1,415 sq mi). Its administrative center is the city of Petrozavodsk (which is not administratively a part of the district). As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 21,502.