Kem, Russia

Kem
Кемь
Lenina street, 23a, Kem, Karelia, Russia
Lenina street, 23a, Kem, Karelia, Russia
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Kem is located in Russia
Kem
Kem
Location of Kem
Kem is located in Karelia
Kem
Kem
Kem (Karelia)
Coordinates: 64°57′N 34°35′E / 64.950°N 34.583°E / 64.950; 34.583
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Karelia[1]
Administrative districtKemsky District[1]
First mentioned1450
Town status since1785
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 • Total13,051
 • Capital ofKemsky District[1]
 • Municipal districtKemsky Municipal District[3]
 • Urban settlementKemskoye Urban Settlement[3]
 • Capital ofKemsky Municipal District,[4] Kemskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Time zoneUTC+3 (UTC+03:00 Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
18661x
Dialing code(s)+7 81458
OKTMO ID86612101001
Websitekem.onego.ru/kem/

Kem (Russian: Кемь; Finnish and Karelian: Kemi) is a historic town and the administrative center of Kemsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the shores of the White Sea where the Kem River enters it, on the railroad leading from Petrozavodsk to Murmansk. It had a population of 13,051 as of 2010, which was down from previous years.

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  2. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
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  4. ^ Law #825-ZRK
  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)