Pitkyarantsky District (Russian: Питкяра́нтский райо́н; Karelian: Pitkänrannan piiri; Finnish: Pitkärannan piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.
The area of the district is 2,300 square kilometers (890 sq mi).
[4] Within the framework of administrative divisions, Pitkyarantsky District is one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia[1] and has administrative jurisdiction over one town (Pitkyaranta) and thirty-five rural localities.
[6] The town of Pitkyaranta and three rural localities are incorporated into an urban settlement, while the remaining thirty-two rural localities are incorporated into four rural settlements within the municipal district.
The Cross of Sorrow, a memorial to soldiers perished on both sides of the Winter War of 1939–1940, is located in Pitkyarantsky District at the crossroads of Pitkyaranta–Suoyarvi–Petrozavodsk.