Kalevalsky District
Kalevalsky District (Russian: Ка́левальский райо́н; Karelian: Kalevalan piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. 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 13,316 square kilometers (5,141 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Kalevala. 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.
Kalevalsky District
Калевальский район | |
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A waterfall in Voynitsa protected area, Kalevalsky District | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Kalevalsky District in the Republic of Karelia | |
| Coordinates: 65°12′N 31°10′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Karelia |
| Administrative center | Kalevala |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13,316 km2 (5,141 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 8,321 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 6,774 (−18.6%) |
| • Density | 0.62/km2 (1.6/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 54.4% |
| • Rural | 45.6% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 Urban-type settlements, 8 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Kalevalsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 3 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 86609000 |
| Website | http://visitkalevala.ru |
| 2010 Census | 8,321 |
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| 2002 Census | 10,628 |
| 1989 Census | 11,860 |
| 1979 Census | 17,155 |
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