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 | |
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Coordinates: 61°31′N 30°12′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Republic of Karelia[1] |
Administrative center | Lakhdenpokhya[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 2,200 km2 (800 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 14,235 |
• Density | 6.5/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 as | Lakhdenpokhsky Municipal District[6] |
• Municipal divisions[7] | 1 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [8]) |
OKTMO ID | 86618000 |
Website | http://www.lahden-mr.ru |
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Quick Facts 2010 Census, 2002 Census ...
2010 Census | 14,235[4] |
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2002 Census | 16,391[9] |
1989 Census | 18,879[10] |
1979 Census | 18,381[11] |
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