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Sortavalsky District

municipal district in Karelia, Russia
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Sortavalsky District

Summary

Sortavalsky District is a municipal district[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Sortavalsky District is located in Karelia[3].
  • Sortavalsky District is in the country of Russia[4].
  • Sortavalsky District's instance of is recorded as municipal district[5].
  • Sortavalsky District's capital is recorded as Sortavala[6].
  • Sortavalsky District's shares border with is recorded as Lakhdenpokhsky District[7].
  • Sortavalsky District's shares border with is recorded as Suoyarvsky District[8].
  • Sortavalsky District's shares border with is recorded as Pitkyarantsky District[9].
  • Sortavalsky District's shares border with is recorded as Tohmajärvi[10].
  • Sortavalsky District's shares border with is recorded as Kitee[11].
  • Sortavalsky District's postal code is recorded as 186750[12].
  • Sortavalsky District's Commons category is recorded as Sortavalsky District[13].
  • Sortavalsky District's located in time zone is recorded as Moscow Time[14].
  • Sortavalsky District's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00[15].
  • Sortavalsky District's local dialing code is recorded as 81430[16].
  • January 1, 1970 marks the founding of Sortavalsky District[17].
  • Sortavalsky District's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 61.7, 'lon': 30.666667}[18].
  • Sortavalsky District's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 61.75, 'lon': 30.66667}[19].
  • Sortavalsky District's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sortavalsky District[20].
  • Sortavalsky District has a population of {'amount': '+72848'}[21].
  • Sortavalsky District has a population of {'amount': '+30804'}[22].
  • Sortavalsky District has a population of {'amount': '+36761'}[23].
  • Sortavalsky District has a population of {'amount': '+38004'}[24].
  • Sortavalsky District has a population of {'amount': '+35596'}[25].
  • Sortavalsky District has a population of {'amount': '+33070'}[26].
  • Sortavalsky District has a population of {'amount': '+32287'}[27].

Body

Geography

Sortavalsky District is in the country of Russia[4]. It is located in Karelia[3].

Physical Characteristics

Sortavalsky District covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2190'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+72848'}[21], {'amount': '+30804'}[22], {'amount': '+36761'}[23], {'amount': '+38004'}[24], {'amount': '+35596'}[25], and {'amount': '+33070'}[26].

Designation and Status

Sortavalsky District's instance of is recorded as municipal district[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1970 marks the founding of Sortavalsky District[17].

Why It Matters

Sortavalsky District has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Russia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . OKTMO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . OKTMO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Q126687549. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Q126689017. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Q126689039. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Q126683534. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Q126687602. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Q126683667. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Q126959207. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Finiksizpepla · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2190'}
    Category for people buried here → Q65642083
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Sortavalsky District
    Replaced by → Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1082]]: 23,458"
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