Lakhdenpokhsky District

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|map_caption=Location of Lakhdenpokhsky District in the Republic of Karelia

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|image_caption=Koyonsaari Island in Lakhdenpokhsky District

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|no_of_cities_towns=1

|no_of_rural_localities=50

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|mun_data_as_of=April 2013

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|pop_2010census=14235

|urban_pop_2010census=54.9%

|rural_pop_2010census=45.1%

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{{Infobox

|title=Population of Lakhdenpokhsky District

|label1=2010 Census

|data1=14,235

|label2=2002 Census

|data2=16,391{{ru-pop-ref|2002Census}}

|label3=1989 Census

|data3=18,879{{ru-pop-ref|1989Census}}

|label4=1979 Census

|data4=18,381{{ru-pop-ref|1979Census}}

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Lakhdenpokhsky District ({{langx|ru|Лахденпо́хский райо́н}}; Finnish and Karelian: Lahdenpohjan 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 southwest of the republic. The area of the district is {{convert|2200|km2|sp=us}}. Its administrative center is the town of Lakhdenpokhya.Law #871-ZRK 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.{{ru-pop-ref|2010Census}}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Lakhdenpokhsky District is one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia and has administrative jurisdiction over one town (Lakhdenpokhya) and fifty rural localities.{{OKATO reference|86 218}} As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Lakhdenpokhsky Municipal District.Law #825-ZRK The town of Lakhdenpokhya and one rural locality (the station of Yakkima) are incorporated into an urban settlement, while the remaining forty-nine rural localities are incorporated into four rural settlements within the municipal district.Law #813-ZRK The town of Lakhdenpokhya serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.

See also

  • Ivar Vidfamne, legendary Swedish king said to have been buried in Lakhdenpokhsky

References

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  • {{RussiaAdmMunRef|kr|mun|mdlist}}
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{{Republic of Karelia}}

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Category:Districts of the Republic of Karelia