En Name: | Loukhi |
Ru Name: | Лоухи |
Other Name: | Louhi |
Other Lang: | Karelian |
Coordinates: | 66.0667°N 37°W |
Map Label Position: | right |
Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Loukhi.svg |
Federal Subject: | Republic of Karelia |
Adm District Jur: | Loukhsky District |
Adm Ctr Of: | Loukhsky District |
Inhabloc Cat: | Urban-type settlement |
Mun District Jur: | Loukhsky Municipal District |
Urban Settlement Jur: | Loukhskoye Urban Settlement |
Mun Admctr Of1: | Loukhsky Municipal District |
Mun Admctr Of2: | Loukhskoye Urban Settlement |
Pop 2010Census: | 4772 |
Established Date: | 1912–1914 |
Current Cat Date: | 1944 |
Postal Codes: | 186660 |
Website: | http://louhigor.ru |
Loukhi population | |
Label1: | 2010 Census |
Data1: | 4,772 |
Label2: | 2002 Census |
Data2: | 5,920 |
Label3: | 1989 Census |
Data3: | 6,405 |
Label4: | 1979 Census |
Data4: | 5,548 |
Loukhi (ru|Лоухи; krl|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, 500km (300miles) north of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 4,772.
It was founded in 1912–1914 due to the construction of a railroad. Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1944.
In 1978, Korean Air Lines Flight 902 was forced to land at the nearby after being attacked by Soviet aircraft.
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 as Loukhskoye Urban Settlement.[2]