Sovetsk (Russian: Сове́тск) is a town in Shchyokinsky District of Tula Oblast, Russia, located on the Upa River (Oka's basin), 43 kilometers (27 mi) south of Tula, the administrative center of the oblast.

[citation needed] It was granted town status in 1954.

[2] As a municipal division, Sovetsk Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Shchyokinsky Municipal District as Sovetsk Urban Settlement.

[8] At the 2002 and 1989 censuses, it was 8,770 and 10,077 respectively,[9] 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.