Loukhi
Urban-type settlement in Republic of Karelia, Russia
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Loukhi (Russian: Лоухи; Karelian: Louhi) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Loukhsky District in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the shore of Lake Panovo, 500 kilometers (310 mi) north of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 4,772.[2]
Loukhi
Лоухи Louhi (Karelian) | |
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  Loukhi Location of Loukhi  Loukhi Loukhi (Karelia) | |
| Coordinates: 66°04′N 33°04′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Karelia[1] |
| Administrative district | Loukhsky District[1] |
| Founded | 1912–1914 |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1944 |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,772 |
• Estimate (2023) | 3,617 (−24.2%) |
| • Capital of | Loukhsky District[1] |
| • Municipal district | Loukhsky Municipal District[3] |
| • Urban settlement | Loukhskoye Urban Settlement[4] |
| • Capital of | Loukhsky Municipal District,[3] Loukhskoye Urban Settlement[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (UTC+03:00  [5]) |
| Postal code[6] | 186660 |
| OKTMO ID | 86621151051 |
| Website | louhigor |
| 2010 Census | 4,772[2] |
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| 2002 Census | 5,920[7] |
| 1989 Census | 6,405[8] |
| 1979 Census | 5,548[9] |
History
It was founded in 1912–1914 due to the construction of a railroad.[citation needed] Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1944.[citation needed]
In 1978, Korean Air Lines Flight 902 was forced to land at the nearby Lake Korpijärvi after being attacked by Soviet aircraft.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Loukhi serves as the administrative center of Loukhsky District, of which it is a part.[1] As a municipal division, Loukhi is incorporated within Loukhsky Municipal District[3] as Loukhskoye Urban Settlement.[4]