Sovetsk, Tula Oblast

{{Infobox Russian inhabited locality |en_name=Sovetsk |ru_name=Советск |image_skyline=Дом Культуры Советска.jpg |image_caption=[[Palace of Culture|House of culture]] in the town during [[Christmas]] |coordinates = {{coord|53|56|N|37|37|E|display=inline,title}} |map_label_position=right |image_flag=Flag of Sovetsk (Tula oblast).png |flag_caption= |image_coa= Sovetsk COA (2014).gif |coa_caption= |anthem= |anthem_ref= |holiday= |holiday_ref=  |federal_subject=[[Tula Oblast]] |federal_subject_ref=<ref name="OKATO" /> |adm_district_jur=[[Shchyokinsky District]] |adm_district_jur_ref=<ref name="OKATO" /> |adm_selsoviet_jur=Sovetsk |adm_selsoviet_type=[[Town of district significance|Town under district jurisdiction]] |adm_selsoviet_jur_ref=<ref name="Note" /> |adm_ctr_of=Sovetsk Town Under District Jurisdiction |adm_ctr_of_ref=<ref name="OKATO">{{OKATO reference|70 248 504}}</ref> |inhabloc_cat=Town |inhabloc_cat_ref=<ref name="OKATO" />  |mun_district_jur=Shchyokinsky Municipal District |mun_district_jur_ref=<ref name="TulaOShchyokinskyD_mun" /> |urban_settlement_jur=Sovetsk Urban Settlement |urban_settlement_jur_ref=<ref name="TulaOShchyokinskyD_mun" /> |mun_admctr_of=Sovetsk Urban Settlement |mun_admctr_of_ref=<ref name="OKTMO">{{OKTMO reference|70 648 104}}</ref> |leader_title= |leader_title_ref= |leader_name= |leader_name_ref= |representative_body= |representative_body_ref=  |area_of_what= |area_as_of= |area_km2= |area_km2_ref= |pop_2010census=7536 |pop_2010census_ref=<ref name="2010Census">{{ru-pop-ref|2010Census}}</ref> |pop_density= |pop_density_as_of= |pop_density_ref= |pop_latest= |pop_latest_date= |pop_latest_ref=  |established_date=1950 |established_title= |established_date_ref= |current_cat_date=1954 |current_cat_date_ref=  |postal_codes=301205 |dialing_codes= |dialing_codes_ref= |website= }} '''Sovetsk''' ({{langx|ru|Сове́тск}}) is a [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|town]] in [[Shchyokinsky District]] of [[Tula Oblast]], [[Russia]], located on the [[Upa River]] ([[Oka River|Oka]]'s [[drainage basin|basin]]), {{convert|43|km|sp=us}} south of [[Tula, Russia|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 [[urban-type settlement|work settlement]] of '''Sovetsky''' ({{lang|ru|Сове́тский}}).{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} It was granted town status in 1954.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}

==Administrative and municipal status== In regards to the [[Subdivisions of Russia|administrative divisions]] it is incorporated within [[Shchyokinsky District]] as '''Sovetsk [[Town of district significance|Town Under District Jurisdiction]]'''.<ref name="Note">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.</ref> As a [[subdivisions of Russia#Municipal divisions|municipal division]], Sovetsk Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Shchyokinsky Municipal District as '''Sovetsk Urban Settlement'''.<ref name="TulaOShchyokinskyD_mun">Law #552-ZTO</ref>

==Demographics== As of the 2021 census, the population of Sovetsk is 7,889.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gks.ru/free_doc/new_site/perepis2010/croc/perepis_itogi1612.htm|title = Впн-2010}}</ref> At the 2002 and 1989 censuses, it was 8,770 and 10,077 respectively,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gks.ru/free_doc/new_site/perepis2010/croc/perepis_itogi1612.htm|title = Впн-2010}}</ref> 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== {{Reflist}}

===Notes=== *{{RussiaAdmMunRef|tul|adm|law}} *{{RussiaAdmMunRef|tul|mun|list|shchyokinsky}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Tula Oblast]] [[Category:Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1950]] [[Category:Former urban-type settlements of Tula Oblast]]