Sovetsky District, Mari El Republic

Sovetsky District
Советский район
Other transcription(s)
  Meadow MariУ Роҥго кундем
Location of Sovetsky District in the Mari El Republic
Coordinates: 56°45′N 48°29′E / 56.750°N 48.483°E / 56.750; 48.483
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMari El Republic
Established25 January 1935
Administrative centerSovetsky
Area
  Total
1,421 km2 (549 sq mi)
Population
  Total
31,081
  Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
  Urban
34.3%
  Rural
65.7%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Urban-type settlements, 7 Rural okrugs
  Inhabited localities1 urban-type settlements, 140 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asSovetsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID88652000
Websitehttp://mari-el.gov.ru/sovetsk
Population of Sovetsky District
2010 Census31,081
2002 Census31,403
1989 Census33,024
1979 Census30,681

Sovetsky District (Russian: Сове́тский райо́н; Meadow Mari: У Роҥго кундем, U Roŋgo kundem) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fourteen in the Mari El Republic, Russia. It is located in the center of the republic. The area of the district is 1,421 square kilometers (549 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Sovetsky. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 31,081, with the population of the administrative center accounting for 34.3% of that number.