Sovetsk, Tula Oblast
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Other uses".
Template:Infobox Russian inhabited locality Sovetsk (Template:Langx) is a town in Shchyokinsky District of Tula Oblast, Russia, located on the Upa River (Oka's basin), Script error: No such module "convert". 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 (Script error: No such module "Lang".).Script error: No such module "Unsubst". It was granted town status in 1954.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Administrative and municipal status
In regards to the administrative divisions it is incorporated within Shchyokinsky District as Sovetsk Town Under District Jurisdiction.[1] As a municipal division, Sovetsk Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Shchyokinsky Municipal District as Sovetsk Urban Settlement.[2]
Demographics
As of the 2021 census, the population of Sovetsk is 7,889.[3] At the 2002 and 1989 censuses, it was 8,770 and 10,077 respectively,[4] 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
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Law #552-ZTO
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Notes
Script error: No such module "Navbox". Template:Use mdy dates