Suoyarvsky District

Suoyarvsky District
Суоярвский район
Lake Suoyarvi in Suoyarvsky District
Location of Suoyarvsky District in the Republic of Karelia
Coordinates: 62°05′N 32°22′E / 62.083°N 32.367°E / 62.083; 32.367
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Karelia
Established9 July 1940
Administrative centerSuoyarvi
Area
  Total
13,731 km2 (5,302 sq mi)
Population
  Total
18,814
  Density1.4/km2 (3.5/sq mi)
  Urban
51.9%
  Rural
48.1%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 26 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asSuoyarvsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (UTC+03:00 )
OKTMO ID86650000
Websitehttp://suojarvi.ru
Population of Suoyarvsky District
2010 Census18,814
2002 Census24,028
1989 Census26,913
1979 Census27,788

Suoyarvsky District (Russian: Суоя́рвский райо́н; Karelian: Suojärven piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic on the Finnish border. The area of the district is 13,731 square kilometers (5,302 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Suoyarvi. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 18,814, with the population of Suoyarvi accounting for 51.9% of that number.