Pryazhinsky District

Pryazhinsky District
Пряжинский район
View of the village of Manga and the R21 regional road in Pryazhinsky District
Location of Pryazhinsky District in the Republic of Karelia
Coordinates: 61°42′N 33°37′E / 61.700°N 33.617°E / 61.700; 33.617
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Karelia
Established28 February 1930
Administrative centerPryazha
Area
  Total
6,389 km2 (2,467 sq mi)
Population
  Total
14,664
  Density2.3/km2 (5.9/sq mi)
  Urban
25.1%
  Rural
74.9%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities1 urban-type settlements, 81 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asPryazhinsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (UTC+03:00 )
OKTMO ID86639000
Websitehttp://pryazha.karelia.info
Population of Pryazhinsky District
2010 Census14,664
2002 Census18,224
1989 Census22,880
1979 Census24,266

Pryazhinsky District (Russian: Пря́жинский райо́н; Karelian: Priäžän piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It is located in the south of the republic. The area of the district is 6,389 square kilometers (2,467 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Pryazha. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 14,664, with the population of Pryazha accounting for 25.1% of that number.