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Belomorsk
Беломорск
Town[1]
Pashkova Street in Belomorsk
Pashkova Street in Belomorsk
Flag of Belomorsk
Flag
Coat of arms of Belomorsk
Coat of arms
Location of Belomorsk
Map
Belomorsk is located in Russia
Belomorsk
Belomorsk
Location of Belomorsk
Belomorsk is located in Karelia
Belomorsk
Belomorsk
Belomorsk (Karelia)
Coordinates: 64°31′31″N 34°45′57″E / 64.52528°N 34.76583°E / 64.52528; 34.76583
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Karelia[1]
Administrative districtBelomorsky District[1]
FoundedSeptember 11, 1938
Town status sinceSeptember 11, 1938
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total11,217
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
9,678 (−13.7%)
 • Capital ofBelomorsky District[1]
 • Municipal districtBelomorsky Municipal District[4]
 • Urban settlementBelomorskoye Urban Settlement[4]
 • Capital ofBelomorsky Municipal District,[5] Belomorskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
Postal code(s)[7]
186500
Dialing code(s)+7 81437
OKTMO ID86604101001

Belomorsk (Russian: Беломо́рск; Karelian: Šuomua; Finnish: Belomorsk, Sorokka)[8] is a town and the administrative center of Belomorsky District in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the Onega Bay on the shore of the White Sea. Population: 11,217 (2010 Census);[2] 13,103 (2002 Census);[9] 18,935 (1989 Census).[10]

History

In the beginning it was a small village named Soroka (Соро́ка), or Sorotskaya (Сороцкая) in the official Russian Imperial statistics.[citation needed] On September 11, 1938, Soroka and several nearby localities were merged to form the town of Belomorsk.[citation needed] In 1941–1944, during World War II, it served as the temporary capital of the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Belomorsk serves as the administrative center of Belomorsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Belomorsk, together with eleven rural localities, is incorporated within Belomorsky Municipal District as Belomorskoye Urban Settlement.[4]

Culture

Belomorsk is the cultural center of Pomorye. Historical places nearby include Zalavruga and Besovy Sledki with ancient petroglyphs.

Transportation

Belomorsk railway station

Belomorsk is situated on the mouth of the White Sea – Baltic Canal. The town can be said to be situated at the entrance to the canal, the end point of the waterway system being in St. Petersburg. The Kirov Railway connects Belomorsk with Murmansk and St. Petersburg. A new port is being constructed in Belomorsk that will have a capacity of nine million tons of cargo by 2014.[11] In a second stage the capacity can be increased to fifteen million tons. The port will not be ice-free year around, but will nevertheless operate without interruption by using icebreakers during winter.

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Law #871-RZK
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d Law #813-RZK
  5. ^ Law #825-ZRK
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  8. ^ Venäjän federaation paikannimiä (PDF). Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus. 2006. p. 32. ISBN 952-5446-18-2. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  9. ^ 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).
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Barents Observer. New port to be constructed near Belomorsk Archived January 11, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. By Thomas Nielsen, September 9, 2010.

Sources

External links

Administrative divisions of the Republic of Karelia
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