Pudozhsky District

Pudozhsky District
Пудожский район
A rural area in Pudozhsky District
Location of Pudozhsky District in the Republic of Karelia
Coordinates: 61°48′N 36°32′E / 61.800°N 36.533°E / 61.800; 36.533
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Karelia
Established23 September 1927
Administrative centerPudozh
Area
  Total
12,700 km2 (4,900 sq mi)
Population
  Total
21,659
  Density1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi)
  Urban
44.8%
  Rural
55.2%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 72 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asPudozhsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (UTC+03:00 )
OKTMO ID86642000
Websitehttp://pudogadm.ru
Population of Pudozhsky District
2010 Census21,659
2002 Census27,538
1989 Census31,723
1979 Census31,738

Pudozhsky District (Russian: Пу́дожский райо́н; Karelian: Puudožin 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 12,700 square kilometers (4,900 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Pudozh. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 21,659, with the population of Pudozh accounting for 44.8% of that number.