Kandalakshsky District

Kandalakshsky District (Russian: Кандала́кшский райо́н) is an administrative district (a raion), one of the six in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Kandalakshsky Municipal District. It is located in the southwest of the oblast, and borders with Kovdorsky District to the north, Loukhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, and with Finland to the west. The area of the district is 14,400 square kilometers (5,600 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Kandalaksha. Population: 49,544(2010 Census); 60,140(2002 Census); 78,239(1989 Census). The population of Kandalaksha accounts for 72.0% of the district's total population.

Kandalakshsky District
Кандалакшский район
Poyakonda, landscape in Kandalakshy District
Location of Kandalakshsky District in Murmansk Oblast
Coordinates: 67°13′N 32°20′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMurmansk Oblast
EstablishedApril 11, 2011
Administrative centerKandalaksha
Government
  TypeLocal government
  BodyCouncil of Deputies
  HeadOlga Mikheyeva
Area
  Total14,400 km2 (5,600 sq mi)
Population
  Total49,544
  Estimate 
(2018)
43,917 (−11.4%)
  Density3.4/km2 (8.9/sq mi)
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Towns, 1 Urban-type settlements, 6 Territorial okrugs
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 1 Urban-type settlements, 21 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asKandalakshsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions2 urban settlements, 2 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID47608000
Websitehttp://www.kandalaksha-admin.ru/
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