Muyezersky (urban-type settlement) explained

En Name:Muyezersky
Ru Name:Муезерский
Other Name:Mujehd'ärvi
Other Lang:Karelian
Coordinates:63.9667°N 32°W
Map Label Position:right
Federal Subject:Republic of Karelia
Adm District Jur:Muyezersky District
Adm Ctr Of:Muyezersky District
Inhabloc Cat:Urban-type settlement
Mun District Jur:Muyezersky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Muyezerskoye Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Muyezersky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Muyezerskoye Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:3328
Established Date:end of the 1930s
Current Cat Date:1965
Postal Codes:186960
Website:http://muezersky.ru/poselen/muezerskoe_gor.html

Muyezersky (Russian: Муезе́рский; Karelian: Mujehd'ärvi; Finnish: Mujejärvi) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Muyezersky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the Muyezerka River (Kem's basin), 375km (233miles) northwest of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 3,328.

History

It was founded in the end of the 1930s due to the construction of Rugozersky timber industry enterprise. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1965.

Muyezersky population
Label1:2010 Census
Data1:3,328
Label2:2002 Census
Data2:4,007
Label3:1989 Census
Data3:4,400
Label4:1979 Census
Data4:3,826

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Muyezersky serves as the administrative center of Muyezersky District, of which it is a part.[1] As a municipal division, Muyezersky is incorporated within Muyezersky Municipal District as Muyezerskoye Urban Settlement.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Law #871-ZRK
  2. Law #813-ZRK