Lakhdenpokhsky District Explained

En Name:Lakhdenpokhsky District
Ru Name:Лахденпохский район
Image View:Койонсаари.JPG
Coordinates:61.5167°N 42°W
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Lakhdenpokhsky District.svg
Federal Subject:Republic of Karelia
Adm Data As Of:June 2015
Adm Ctr Type:town
Adm Ctr Name:Lakhdenpokhya
No Of Cities Towns:1
No Of Rural Localities:50
Mun Data As Of:April 2013
Mun Formation1:Lakhdenpokhsky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:1
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:4
Area Km2:2200
Area Km2 Ref:[1]
Pop 2010Census:14235
Urban Pop 2010Census:54.9%
Rural Pop 2010Census:45.1%
Website:http://www.lahden-mr.ru
Date:July 2015
Population of Lakhdenpokhsky District
Label1:2010 Census
Data1:14,235
Label2:2002 Census
Data2:16,391
Label3:1989 Census
Data3:18,879
Label4:1979 Census
Data4:18,381

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.[2] It is located in the southwest of the republic. The area of the district is 2200km2. Its administrative center is the town of Lakhdenpokhya.[3] 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.

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. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Lakhdenpokhsky Municipal District.[4] 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.[5] The town of Lakhdenpokhya serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.

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Notes and References

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