Povenets
Urban-type settlement in Republic of Karelia, Russia
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Povenets (Russian: Повене́ц; Karelian: Poventsa; Finnish: Poventsa) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Medvezhyegorsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the shore of Lake Onega, 231 kilometers (144 mi) north of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 2,209.[2]
Povenets
Повенец Poventsa (Karelian) | |
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A street in Povenets | |
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| Coordinates: 62°51′N 34°49′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Karelia[1] |
| Administrative district | Medvezhyegorsky District[1] |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1938 |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,209 |
• Estimate (1897) | 1,294 (−41.4%) |
| • Municipal district | Medvezhyegorsky Municipal District[3] |
| • Urban settlement | Povenetskoye Urban Settlement[4] |
| • Capital of | Povenetskoye Urban Settlement[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (UTC+03:00  [5]) |
| Postal code[6] | 186326 |
| OKTMO ID | 86624160051 |
| 2010 Census | 2,209[2] |
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| 2002 Census | 2,608[7] |
| 1989 Census | 4,208[8] |
| 1979 Census | 3,766[9] |
History
Povenets is located 19 kilometers (12 mi) from Sandarmokh, the site of mass execution by shooting and burial of victims of the Soviet political repressions.
Urban-type settlement status was granted to Povenets in 1938.[citation needed]
Povenets marked the furthest advance by Finnish troops during the World War II Continuation war 1941-44. The town was occupied by Finnish troops on 6 December 1941. Soviet forces retook the town in July 1944.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Povenets is subordinated to Medvezhyegorsky District.[1] As a municipal division, Povenets, together with seventeen rural localities, is incorporated within Medvezhyegorsky Municipal District[3] as Povenetskoye Urban Settlement.[4]