Loukhi (Russian: Лоухи; Karelian: Louhi) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Loukhsky District in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the shore of Lake Panovo, 500 kilometers (310 mi) north of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 4,772.[2]
Loukhi Лоухи | |
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| Coordinates: 66°04′N 33°04′E / 66.067°N 33.067°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Karelia[1] |
| Administrative district | Loukhsky District[1] |
| Founded | 1912–1914 |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1944 |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,772 |
| • Capital of | Loukhsky District[1] |
| • Municipal district | Loukhsky Municipal District[3] |
| • Urban settlement | Loukhskoye Urban Settlement[4] |
| • Capital of | Loukhsky Municipal District,[3] Loukhskoye Urban Settlement[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [5]) |
| Postal code(s)[6] | 186660 |
| OKTMO ID | 86621151051 |
| Website | louhigor |
| 2010 Census | 4,772[2] |
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| 2002 Census | 5,920[7] |
| 1989 Census | 6,405[8] |
| 1979 Census | 5,548[9] |
History
It was founded in 1912–1914 due to the construction of a railroad.[citation needed] Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1944.[citation needed]
In 1978, Korean Air Lines Flight 902 was forced to land at the nearby Lake Korpijärvi after being attacked by Soviet aircraft.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Loukhi serves as the administrative center of Loukhsky District, of which it is a part.[1] As a municipal division, Loukhi is incorporated within Loukhsky Municipal District[3] as Loukhskoye Urban Settlement.[4]
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- 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 №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.).