🇷🇺 Belomorsk is a town and the administrative centre of Belomorsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the Onega Bay on the shore of the White Sea. It is situated north of Petrozavodsk.
History 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.
Geography: Administrative status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Belomorsk serves as the administrative centre 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.
Culture Belomorsk is the cultural centre of Pomorye. Historical places nearby include Zalavruga and Besovy Sledki with ancient petroglyphs.
Transport Belomorsk is situated on the mouth of the White Sea – Baltic Canal. The town can be said to be situated at the entrance to the canal, the end point of the waterway system being in St. Petersburg. The Kirov Railway connects Belomorsk with Murmansk and St. Petersburg. A new port is being constructed in Belomorsk that will have a capacity of nine million tons of cargo by 2014. In a second stage the capacity can be increased to fifteen million tons. The port will not be ice-free year around, but will nevertheless operate without interruption by using icebreakers during winter.
Belomorsk has a population of over 11,217 people. Belomorsk also forms part of the wider Belomorsky District which has a population of over 16,303 people. It is also a part of the larger Karelia Republic. Belomorsk is situated north of Petrozavodsk.
Twin Towns - Sister Cities Belomorsk has links with:
🇷🇺 Dzerzhinsky, Russia🇷🇺 Arkhangelsk 64.538
🇷🇺 Severodvinsk 64.562
🇸🇪 Skellefteå 64.75
🇷🇺 Novy Urengoy 66.087
🇮🇱 Kiryat Gat 34.768
🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv-Yafo 34.78
🇮🇱 Tel Aviv-Yafo 34.783
🇮🇱 Be'er Sheva 34.794
Locations Near: Belomorsk 34.7626,64.5213
🇷🇺 Petrozavodsk 34.351,61.79 d: 304.4
🇷🇺 Apatity 33.396,67.563 d: 343.8
🇷🇺 Murmansk 33.088,68.972 d: 500.3
🇷🇺 Severodvinsk 39.827,64.562 d: 242
🇷🇺 Volkhov 32.3,59.917 d: 527.6
🇫🇮 Joensuu 29.782,62.603 d: 325.9
🇷🇺 Arkhangelsk 40.515,64.538 d: 275
🇷🇺 Priozersk 30.133,61.05 d: 451.9
🇷🇺 Vsevolozhsk 30.667,60.033 d: 541.9
Antipodal to: Belomorsk -145.237,-64.521
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 14780.5
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 14711.6
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 14099.7
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 14024.7
🇨🇱 Punta Arenas -70.91,-53.162 d: 15832.9
🇨🇱 Coyhaique -72.067,-45.567 d: 15238
🇨🇱 Port Montt -72.933,-41.467 d: 14909.9
🇨🇱 Puerto Montt -72.933,-41.467 d: 14909.9