Sovetsk () is a

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Shchyokinsky District Shchyokinsky District (, ''Çjokinskij rajón'') is an administrative district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Tula Oblast, twenty-three in Tula Oblast, Russia.Law #954-ZTO Within the subdivisions of Russia#Municipal divisions, fra ...

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, located on the

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( Oka's basin), south of Tula, the

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of the

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. The population of Sovetsk was 7,889 at the 2021 census.

History

It was founded in 1950 as the work settlement of Sovetsky (). It was granted town status in 1954.

Administrative and municipal status

In regards to the

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it is incorporated within

as Sovetsk Town Under District Jurisdiction.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 Russian Classification on Objects of Administrative DivisionThe English name of the document is given per the English title included on the document's first page. (), or OKATO (), also called All-Russian classification on units of administrative and ...

lists the town of Sovetsk as a part of Shchyokinsky District and separately from other administrative divisions of the district. As a municipal division, Sovetsk Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Shchyokinsky Municipal District as Sovetsk Urban Settlement.Law #552-ZTO

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, the population of Sovetsk is 7,889. At the 2002 and 1989 censuses, it was 8,770 and 10,077 respectively, 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.

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Notes

* * {{Use mdy dates, date=July 2012 Cities and towns in Tula Oblast Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union Populated places established in 1950 Former urban-type settlements of Tula Oblast