Belomorsk
| Belomorsk (English) Беломорск (Russian) Šuomua (Karelian) |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Karelia |
| Administrative district | Belomorsky District |
| Administrative center of | Belomorsky District |
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| Municipal district | Belomorsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Belomorskoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Belomorsky Municipal District, Belomorskoye Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 11,217 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | September 11, 1938 |
| Town status since | September 11, 1938 |
| Postal code(s) | 186500 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 81437 |
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Belomorsk (Russian: Беломо́рск; Karelian: Šuomua; Finnish: Belomorsk/Sorokka) is a town and the administrative center of Belomorsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the Onega Bay on the shore of the White Sea. Population: 11,217 (2010 Census);13,103 (2002 Census);18,935 (1989 Census).
In the beginning it was a small village named Soroka (Соро́ка), or Sorotskaya (Сороцкая) in the official Russian Imperial statistics. On September 11, 1938, Soroka and several nearby localities were merged to form the town of Belomorsk. In 1941-1944, during World War II, it served as the temporary capital of the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Belomorsk serves as the administrative center of Belomorsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Belomorsk, together with eleven rural localities, is incorporated within Belomorsky Municipal District as Belomorskoye Urban Settlement.
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