Lakhdenpokhsky District

Lakhdenpokhsky District
Лахденпохский район
District
Koyonsaari Island in Lakhdenpokhsky District
Koyonsaari Island in Lakhdenpokhsky District
Flag of Lakhdenpokhsky District
Flag
Coat of arms of Lakhdenpokhsky District
Coat of arms
Map
Location of Lakhdenpokhsky District in the Republic of Karelia
Coordinates: 61°31′N 30°12′E / 61.517°N 30.200°E / 61.517; 30.200
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Karelia[1]
Administrative centerLakhdenpokhya[2]
Area
[3]
 • Total2,200 km2 (800 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[4]
 • Total14,235
 • 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
Population of Lakhdenpokhsky District
2010 Census14,235[4]
2002 Census16,391[9]
1989 Census18,879[10]
1979 Census18,381[11]

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]

  1. ^ a b Constitution of the Republic of Karelia
  2. ^ a b Law #871-ZRK
  3. ^ "General Information" (in Russian). Lakhdenpokhsky District. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c 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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  8. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  9. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  10. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  11. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России [All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia] (XLS). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года [All-Union Population Census of 1979] (in Russian). 1979 – via Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics.