Kalevalsky District
{{Infobox Russian district
|en_name=Kalevalsky District
|ru_name=Калевальский район
|other_name=Kalevalan piiri
|other_lang=Karelian
|image_map={{Russia district OSM map}}
|map_caption=Location of Kalevalsky District in the Republic of Karelia
|image_view=Водопад на Войнице.jpg
|image_caption=A waterfall in Voynitsa protected area, Kalevalsky District
|coordinates = {{coord|65|12|N|31|10|E|type:adm2nd_region:RU|display=inline,title}}
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|image_flag=Flag of Kalevalsky District.svg
|flag_caption
|image_coa=Coat of Arms of Kalevalsky District.svg
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|federal_subject=Republic of Karelia
|adm_data_as_of=June 2015
|adm_ctr_type=urban-type settlement
|adm_ctr_name=Kalevala
|no_of_urban-type_settlements=1
|no_of_rural_localities=8
|mun_data_as_of=April 2013
|mun_formation1=Kalevalsky Municipal District
|mun_formation1_no_of_urban_settlements=1
|mun_formation1_no_of_rural_settlements=3
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|area_km2=13316
|pop_2010census=8321
|urban_pop_2010census=54.4%
|rural_pop_2010census=45.6%
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|website=http://visitkalevala.ru
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|date=November 2009
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{{Infobox
|title=Population of Kalevalsky District
|label1=2010 Census
|label2=2002 Census
|data2=10,628{{ru-pop-ref|2002Census}}
|label3=1989 Census
|data3=11,860{{ru-pop-ref|1989Census}}
|label4=1979 Census
|data4=17,155{{ru-pop-ref|1979Census}}
}}
Kalevalsky District ({{langx|ru|Ка́левальский райо́н}}; {{langx|krl|Kalevalan piiri}}) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.Constitution of the Republic of Karelia It is located in the northwest of the republic and borders with Finland in the west, Loukhsky District in the north, Kemsky and Muyezersky Districts in the east, and with the territory of the town of republic significance of Kostomuksha in the south. The area of the district is {{convert|13316|km2|sp=us}}. Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Kalevala.Law #871-ZRK As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 8,321, with the population of Kalevala accounting for 54.4% of that number.{{ru-pop-ref|2010Census}}
Geography
There are many lakes within the district, and wetlands account for 30% of the district's territory. Natural resources include molybdenum, iron ore, quartzite, copper, and peat.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kalevalsky District is one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia and has administrative jurisdiction over one urban-type settlement (Kalevala) and eight rural localities.{{OKATO reference|86 209}} As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kalevalsky Municipal District.Law #825-ZRK The urban-type settlement of Kalevala and one rural locality (the settlement of Kuusiniemi) are incorporated into an urban settlement, while the remaining seven rural localities are incorporated into three rural settlements within the municipal district.Law #813-ZRK The urban-type settlement of Kalevala serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.
==Demographics==
File:Karjala paat Tširka-Kemi jõe kaldapealsel.jpg, Kalevalsky District]]
As of the 2002 Census, the district's ethnic composition was as follows:{{citation needed|date=July 2012}}
- Russians: 46.3%
- Karelians: 35.9%
- Belarusians: 9.8%
- Ukrainians: 3.2%
- Other ethnicities: 4.7%
References
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- {{RussiaBasicLawRef|kr}}
- {{RussiaAdmMunRef|kr|adm|law}}
- {{RussiaAdmMunRef|kr|mun|mdlist}}
- {{RussiaAdmMunRef|kr|mun|list}}
{{Republic of Karelia}}
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