Sovetsk
Советск
Town[1]
House of culture in the town during Christmas
House of culture in the town during Christmas
Flag of Sovetsk
Flag
Coat of arms of Sovetsk
Coat of arms
Location of Sovetsk
Map
Sovetsk is located in Russia
Sovetsk
Sovetsk
Location of Sovetsk
Sovetsk is located in Tula Oblast
Sovetsk
Sovetsk
Sovetsk (Tula Oblast)
Coordinates: 53°56′N 37°37′E / 53.933°N 37.617°E / 53.933; 37.617
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTula Oblast[1]
Administrative districtShchyokinsky District[1]
Town under district jurisdictionSovetsk[2]
Founded1950
Town status since1954
Elevation
200 m (700 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total7,536
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
7,405 (−1.7%)
 • Capital ofSovetsk Town Under District Jurisdiction[1]
 • Municipal districtShchyokinsky Municipal District[5]
 • Urban settlementSovetsk Urban Settlement[5]
 • Capital ofSovetsk Urban Settlement[6]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[7])
Postal code(s)[8]
301205
OKTMO ID70648104001

Sovetsk (Russian: Сове́тск) is a town in Shchyokinsky District of Tula Oblast, Russia, located on the Upa River (Oka's basin), 43 kilometers (27 mi) south of Tula, the administrative center of the oblast. The population of Sovetsk was 7,889 at the 2021 census.

History

It was founded in 1950 as the work settlement of Sovetsky (Сове́тский).[citation needed] It was granted town status in 1954.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

In regards to the administrative divisions it is incorporated within Shchyokinsky District as Sovetsk Town Under District Jurisdiction.[2] As a municipal division, Sovetsk Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Shchyokinsky Municipal District as Sovetsk Urban Settlement.[5]

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, the population of Sovetsk is 7,889.[9] At the 2002 and 1989 censuses, it was 8,770 and 10,077 respectively,[10] showing a gradual decline in population. However, when compared to the 2010 census where the population was of 7,536 the statistics show a 0.42% increase.

References

  1. ^ a b c d 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 70 248 504», 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 70 248 504, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
  2. ^ a b Law #954-ZTO defines a town under district jurisdiction as a town which is a part of one of the districts of the oblast. OKATO lists the town of Sovetsk as a part of Shchyokinsky District and separately from other administrative divisions of the district.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Law #552-ZTO
  6. ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Федеральное агентство по технологическому регулированию и метрологии. №ОК 033-2013 1 января 2014 г. «Общероссийский классификатор территорий муниципальных образований. Код 70 648 104». (Federal State Statistics Service. Federal Agency on Technological Regulation and Metrology. #OK 033-2013 January 1, 2014 Russian Classification of Territories of Municipal Formations. Code 70 648 104. ).
  7. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  8. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  9. ^ "Впн-2010".
  10. ^ "Впн-2010".

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