Pryazhinsky District
| Pryazhinsky District Пряжинский район (Russian) Priäžän piiri (Karelian) |
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.svg) Location of Pryazhinsky District in the Republic of Karelia |
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| Coordinates: 61°42′N 33°37′E / 61.700°N 33.617°ECoordinates: 61°42′N 33°37′E / 61.700°N 33.617°E | |
 View of the village of Manga and the R21 regional road in Pryazhinsky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Karelia |
| Administrative structure (as of June 2015) | |
| Administrative center | urban-type settlement of Pryazha |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Urban-type settlements | 1 |
| Rural localities | 81 |
| Municipal structure (as of April 2013) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Pryazhinsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 6 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,389 km2 (2,467 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 14,664 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 25.1% |
| • Rural | 74.9% |
| Density | 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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| 2010 Census | 14,664 |
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| 2002 Census | 18,224 |
| 1989 Census | 22,880 |
| 1979 Census | 24,266 |
Pryazhinsky District (Russian: Пря́жинский райо́н; Karelian: Priäžän piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It is located in the south of the republic. The area of the district is 6,389 square kilometers (2,467 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Pryazha. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 14,664, with the population of Pryazha accounting for 25.1% of that number.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Pryazhinsky District is one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia and has administrative jurisdiction over one urban-type settlement (Pryazha) and eighty-one rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Pryazhinsky Municipal District. The urban-type settlement of Pryazha and three rural localities are incorporated into an urban settlement, while the remaining seventy-eight rural localities are incorporated into six rural settlements within the municipal district. The urban-type settlement of Pryazha serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.
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