Lakhdenpokhsky District

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]

Lakhdenpokhsky District
Лахденпохский район
Koyonsaari Island in Lakhdenpokhsky District
Koyonsaari Island in Lakhdenpokhsky District
Flag of Lakhdenpokhsky District
Coat of arms of Lakhdenpokhsky District
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
 • Total2,200 km2 (800 sq mi)
Population
 • 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 (MSK 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]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Lakhdenpokhsky District is one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia[1] and has administrative jurisdiction over one town (Lakhdenpokhya) and fifty rural localities.[5] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Lakhdenpokhsky Municipal District.[6] 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.[7] The town of Lakhdenpokhya serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[2] and municipal[6] district.

See also

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

References

Citations

Sources

  • Верховный Совет Карельской АССР. №473-ЗРК 30 мая 1978 г. «Конституция Республики Карелия», в ред. Закона №1314-ЗРК от 16 июля 2009 г «О внесении изменений в Конституцию Республики Карелия». Опубликован: отдельной брошюрой. (Supreme Soviet of the Karelian ASSR. #473-ZRK May 30, 1978 Constitution of the Republic of Karelia, as amended by the Law #1314-ZRK of July 16, 2009 On Amending the Constitution of the Republic of Karelia. ).
  • Законодательное Собрание Республики Карелия. Закон №871-ЗРК от 29 апреля 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Республики Карелия», в ред. Закона №1895-ЗРK от 2 июня 2015 г. «О внесении изменения статью 9 Закона Республики Карелия "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Республики Карелия"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: газета "Карелия", №48, 7 мая 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia. Law #871-ZRK of April 29, 2005 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Republic of Karelia, as amended by the Law #1895-ZRK of June 2, 2015 On Amending Article 9 of the Law of the Republic of Karelia "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Republic of Karelia". Effective as of the official publication date.).
  • Законодательное Собрание Республики Карелия. Закон №825-ЗРК от 1 декабря 2004 г. «О муниципальных районах в Республике Карелия», в ред. Закона №1694-ЗРK от 2 апреля 2013 г. «О преобразовании муниципальных образований "Нюхчинское сельское поселение" и "Сумпосадское сельское поселение" Беломорского муниципального района и внесении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты Республики Карелия». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: газета "Карелия", №141, 16 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia. Law #825-ZRK of December 1, 2004 On the Municipal Districts in the Republic of Karelia, as amended by the Law #1694-ZRK of April 2, 2013 On the Transformation of the Municipal Formations of "Nyukhchinskoye Rural Settlement" and "Sumposadskoye Rural Settlement" of Belomorsky Municipal District of the Republic of Karelia and on Amending Various Legislative Acts of the Republic of Karelia. Effective as of the day which is ten days after the day of the official publication.).
  • Законодательное Собрание Республики Карелия. Закон №813-ЗРК от 1 ноября 2004 г. «О городских, сельских поселениях в Республике Карелия», в ред. Закона №1694-ЗРK от 2 апреля 2013 г. «О преобразовании муниципальных образований "Нюхчинское сельское поселение" и "Сумпосадское сельское поселение" Беломорского муниципального района и внесении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты Республики Карелия». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: газета "Карелия", №124, 126, 129, 132, 135, 136, 139, 4 ноября — 9 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia. Law #813-ZRK of November 1, 2004 On the Urban, Rural Settlements in the Republic of Karelia, as amended by the Law #1694-ZRK of April 2, 2013 On the Transformation of the Municipal Formations of "Nyukhchinskoye Rural Settlement" and "Sumposadskoye Rural Settlement" of Belomorsky Municipal District of the Republic of Karelia and on Amending Various Legislative Acts of the Republic of Karelia. Effective as of the day which is ten days after the day of the official publication.).