The Solovetsky Islands (Russian: Солове́цкие острова́), or Solovki (Соловки́), are an archipelago located in the Onega Bay of the White Sea, Russia. The islands are served by the Solovki Airport. Area: 347 square kilometers (134 sq mi).
Administratively, the islands are incorporated as Solovetsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, they are incorporated as Solovetskoye Rural Settlement within Primorsky Municipal District. The administrative center of the district and of the rural settlement is the settlement of Solovetsky, located on Bolshoy Solovetsky Island. Almost all of the population of the islands lives in Solovetsky. District's population: 861 (2010 Census preliminary results); 968 (2002 Census); 1,317 (1989 Census).
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