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Olonetsky District (Russian: Оло́нецкий райо́н; Karelian: Anuksen piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.[1]

Olonetsky District
Олонецкий район
District
The village of Kotkozero in Olonetsky District
Flag
Coat of arms
Location of Olonetsky District in the Republic of Karelia
Coordinates: 60°59′N 32°58′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Karelia[1]
Established29 August 1927
Administrative centerOlonets[2]
Area
[3]
 • Total3,988 km2 (1,540 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[4]
 • Total23,124
 • Estimate 
(2018)[5]
20,643 (−10.7%)
 • Density5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
 • Urban
39.2%
 • Rural
60.8%
Administrative structure
 • Inhabited localities[6]1 Cities/towns, 64 Rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asOlonetsky Municipal District[7]
 • Municipal divisions[8]1 Urban settlements, 8 Rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK [9])
OKTMO ID86630000
Websitehttp://www.olon-rayon.ru

Its administrative center is the town of Olonets.[2]

Olonetsky district is equated to the districts of the far north.

Refers to national areas.


Geography


About 90% of the district's territory is occupied by forests and swamps. There are 49 lakes and 11 rivers on the territory of the district.

The nature of the relief is mainly flat. In the north and east of the district there are hills, the most significant is Mount Zheleznaya (97 m).


Climate


The climate is mild, moderately continental. The average temperature in January is -9.9 °C, in July — +16.5 °C. The average annual precipitation is 584 mm.


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History


The district was formed on August 29, 1927 as part of the Autonomous Karelian SSR. In 1930, the Vidlitsky district of the Autonomous Karelian SSR became part of the district.

During the Soviet-Finnish War (1941-1944), the territory of the district was occupied. The territory of the district was liberated by Soviet troops in the summer of 1944 during the Svir-Petrozavodsk operation.

On May 23, 1957, part of the territory of the abolished Pitkyarantsky district was annexed to the Olonetsky district.[11]


Administrative and municipal status


Nurmolitsy village of Olonetsky district of Karelia
Nurmolitsy village of Olonetsky district of Karelia

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Olonetsky District is one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia[1] and has administrative jurisdiction over one town (Olonets) and sixty-four rural localities.[6] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Olonetsky Municipal District.[7] The town of Olonets and eight rural localities are incorporated into an urban settlement, while the remaining fifty-six rural localities are incorporated into eight rural settlements within the municipal district.[8] The town of Olonets serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[2] and municipal[7] district.


Economy


The basis of the district's economy is the forestry industry, timber processing and agriculture (crop production, meat and dairy farming, animal husbandry). Tourism activity is developing.


Transport



Automobile communication


The federal highway «Kola» passes through the district.

The district is connected by regular bus routes with Petrozavodsk, St. Petersburg, Sortavala. Commuter flights from Olonets to Verkhny Olonets, Vidlitsa, Ilyinsky, Tuksy, Kovera, Megrega, Rypushkalitsa and Verkhovye.


Railway


Railway line Yanisjarvi — Lodeynoye Pole.


Attractions


The church of the Vazheozersky Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery. The village of Interposelok Olonetsky district.
The church of the Vazheozersky Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery. The village of Interposelok Olonetsky district.

More than 130 monuments of historical and cultural heritage have been preserved on the territory of the district.[12]


Demographics


Olonetsky District is the only district in the republic where Karelians form a majority of the population (63.4% in 1989).[citation needed] Natural population growth rate was -12.02 per 1,000 in 1994.[citation needed]

Population of Olonetsky District
2010 Census23,124[4]
2002 Census27,034[13]
1989 Census30,497[14]
1979 Census29,616[15]

Notable natives and residents


Artamonov Ivan Ilyich (1914-1985) — Hero of the Soviet Union, a native of the village of Stepannavolok.

Vladimir Egorovich Brandoev (1931-1990) was a Karelian poet and translator, a native of Berezhnaya village.

Mikhail Konstantinovich Kononov (1923-2005) was an economic and party leader, a native of the city of Olonets.

Ivan Petrovich Kuzmin (1928-2002) — Honored School teacher of the RSFSR, a native of the village of Matchezero.

Heroes of Socialist Labor worked in the district — I. V. Chaikin, S. V. Sablin, F. F. Koshkin.


See also



References



Notes


  1. Constitution of the Republic of Karelia
  2. Law #871-ZRK
  3. "General Information" (in Russian). Olonetsky District. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  4. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  5. "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  6. Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 86 230», в ред. изменения №278/2015 от 1 января 2016 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division (OKATO). Code 86 230, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
  7. Law #825-ZRK
  8. Law #813-ZRK
  9. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  10. Карелия: энциклопедия: в 3 т. / гл. ред. А. Ф. Титов. Т. 3: Р — Я. — Петрозаводск: ИД «ПетроПресс», 2011. С. 8 — 384 с.: ил., карт. ISBN 978-5-8430-0127-8 (т. 3)
  11. Ведомости Верховного Совета СССР. № 13 (880), 1957 г.
  12. "Объекты культурного наследия на территории Олонецкого района" (in Russian). November 27, 2022. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013.
  13. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  14. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  15. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России [All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia] (XLS). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года [All-Union Population Census of 1979] (in Russian). 1979 – via Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics.

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На других языках

- [en] Olonetsky District

[it] Oloneckij rajon

L'Oloneckij rajon (in russo: Олонецкий район?) è un rajon della Repubblica di Carelia, nella Russia europea; il capoluogo è Olonec. Istituito nel 1930 con l'unione del preesistente Oloneckij rajon con il Vidlickij rajon, istituiti a propria volta nel 1927 sulle basi dell'Oloneckij Uezd.

[ru] Олонецкий район

Оло́нецкий райо́н или Оло́нецкий национа́льный райо́н (карел. Anuksen kanzalline piiri) — административно-территориальная единица (район) и муниципальное образование (муниципальный район) в составе Республики Карелия Российской Федерации.[4][5][6]


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