Lakhdenpokhsky District

District in Republic of Karelia, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lakhdenpokhsky District (Russian: Лахденпо́хский райо́н; Finnish and Karelian: Lahdenpohjan piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.[1] It is located in the southwest of the republic. The area of the district is 2,200 square kilometers (850 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Lakhdenpokhya.[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 14,235, with the population of Lakhdenpokhya accounting for 54.9% of that number.[4]

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Lakhdenpokhsky District
Лахденпохский район (Russian)
Koyonsaari Island in Lakhdenpokhsky District
Koyonsaari Island in Lakhdenpokhsky District
Flag of Lakhdenpokhsky District
Coat of arms of Lakhdenpokhsky District
Location of Lakhdenpokhsky District in the Republic of Karelia
Coordinates: 61°31′N 30°12′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Karelia[1]
Administrative centerLakhdenpokhya[2]
Area
  Total
2,200 km2 (850 sq mi)
Population
  Total
14,235
  Density6.5/km2 (17/sq mi)
  Urban
54.9%
  Rural
45.1%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities[5]1 cities/towns, 50 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asLakhdenpokhsky Municipal District[6]
  Municipal divisions[7]1 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (UTC+03:00 Edit this on Wikidata[8])
OKTMO ID86618000
Websitehttp://www.lahden-mr.ru
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Population of Lakhdenpokhsky District
2010 Census14,235[4]
2002 Census16,391[9]
1989 Census18,879[10]
1979 Census18,381[11]
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Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Lakhdenpokhsky District is one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia[1] and has administrative jurisdiction over one town (Lakhdenpokhya) and fifty rural localities.[5] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Lakhdenpokhsky Municipal District.[6] The town of Lakhdenpokhya and one rural locality (the station of Yakkima) are incorporated into an urban settlement, while the remaining forty-nine rural localities are incorporated into four rural settlements within the municipal district.[7] The town of Lakhdenpokhya serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[2] and municipal[6] district.

See also

  • Ivar Vidfamne, legendary Swedish king said to have been buried in Lakhdenpokhsky

References

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