| En Name: | Kalevalsky District |
| Ru Name: | Калевальский район |
| Other Name: | Kalevalan piiri |
| Other Lang: | Karelian |
| Image View: | Водопад на Войнице.jpg |
| Coordinates: | 65.2°N 41°W |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Kalevalsky District.svg |
| Federal Subject: | Republic of Karelia |
| Adm Data As Of: | June 2015 |
| Adm Ctr Type: | urban-type settlement |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Kalevala |
| No Of Urban-Type Settlements: | 1 |
| No Of Rural Localities: | 8 |
| Mun Data As Of: | April 2013 |
| Mun Formation1: | Kalevalsky Municipal District |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 1 |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 3 |
| Area Km2: | 13316 |
| Area Km2 Ref: | [1] |
| Pop 2010Census: | 8321 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 54.4% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 45.6% |
| Website: | http://visitkalevala.ru |
| Date: | November 2009 |
| Population of Kalevalsky District | |
| Label1: | 2010 Census |
| Data1: | 8,321 |
| Label2: | 2002 Census |
| Data2: | 10,628 |
| Label3: | 1989 Census |
| Data3: | 11,860 |
| Label4: | 1979 Census |
| Data4: | 17,155 |
Kalevalsky District (Russian: Ка́левальский райо́н; Karelian: Kalevalan piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.[2] It is located in the northwest of the republic and borders with Finland in the west, Loukhsky District in the north, Kemsky and Muyezersky Districts in the east, and with the territory of the town of republic significance of Kostomuksha in the south. The area of the district is 13316km2.[1] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Kalevala.[3] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 8,321, with the population of Kalevala accounting for 54.4% of that number.
There are many lakes within the district, and wetlands account for 30% of the district's territory. Natural resources include molybdenum, iron ore, quartzite, copper, and peat.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kalevalsky District is one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia and has administrative jurisdiction over one urban-type settlement (Kalevala) and eight rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kalevalsky Municipal District.[4] The urban-type settlement of Kalevala and one rural locality (the settlement of Kuusiniemi) are incorporated into an urban settlement, while the remaining seven rural localities are incorporated into three rural settlements within the municipal district.[5] The urban-type settlement of Kalevala serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.
As of the 2002 Census, the district's ethnic composition was as follows:
46.3%
35.9%
9.8%
3.2%