Kondopozhsky District Explained

En Name:Kondopozhsky District
Ru Name:Кондопожский район
Other Name:Kondupohjan piiri
Other Lang:Karelian
Image View:Кивач 04.JPG
Coordinates:62.2°N 50°W
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Kondopozhsky District.svg
Federal Subject:Republic of Karelia
Adm Data As Of:June 2015
Adm Ctr Type:town
Adm Ctr Name:Kondopoga
No Of Cities Towns:1
No Of Rural Localities:77
Mun Data As Of:April 2013
Mun Formation1:Kondopozhsky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:1
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:8
Area Km2:5940
Area Km2 Ref:[1]
Pop 2010Census:41114
Urban Pop 2010Census:80.2%
Rural Pop 2010Census:19.8%
Website:http://amsu.kondopoga.ru
Date:November 2009
Population of Kondopozhsky District
Label1:2021 Census
Data1:32,477
Label2:2010 Census
Data2:41,114
Label3:2002 Census
Data3:9,719
Label4:1989 Census
Data4:48,274
Data5:49,080
Label5:1979 Census

Kondopozhsky District (Russian: Кондопо́жский райо́н; Karelian: Kondupohjan piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.[2] It is located in the south of the republic. The area of the district is 5940km2.[1] Its administrative center is the town of Kondopoga.[3] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 41,114, with the population of Kondopoga accounting for 80.2% of that number.

Geography

Kondopozhsky District covers the forested lake area to the northwest of Lake Onega. The terrain is a combination of lakes, rocky ridges, glacial moraines, and glacial alluvial plains. The lakes and rivers are oriented northwest to southeast to flow into Lake Onega, and eventually into the Baltic Sea. The Kivach Nature Reserve is located in the District. it is a federal-level strict ecological reserve, established for the protection and scientific study of the taiga ecology of the region. A public access zone supports tourist visits to the Kivach Waterfall.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kondopozhsky District is one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia and has administrative jurisdiction over one town (Kondopoga) and seventy-seven rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kondopozhsky Municipal District.[4] The town of Kondopoga and three rural localities are incorporated into an urban settlement, while the remaining seventy-four rural localities are incorporated into eight rural settlements within the municipal district.[5] The town of Kondopoga serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.

Economy

The main industries of the district include: pulp and paper production (JSC "Kondopoga"), stone processing and stone casting, logging and woodworking, production of building materials.

In addition, about 50% of the reserves of titanomagnetite ores of Karelia are concentrated in the area, and there are also significant reserves of building stones — diabases, dolomites, granites in the area. There are mineral water sources.

There are two hydroelectric power plants operating in the district: Kondopozhskaya and Paleozerskaya HPP, which are part of a single Sunsky cascade, with a total capacity of 50.6 MW and generate an average of 245 million kWh of renewable electricity per year.

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Information. Kondopozhsky District. russian. August 31, 2016.
  2. Constitution of the Republic of Karelia
  3. Law #871-ZRK
  4. Law #825-ZRK
  5. Law #813-ZRK