Lakhdenpokhsky District
Lakhdenpokhsky District (Russian: Лахденпо́хский райо́н; Finnish and Karelian: Lahdenpohjan piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the republic. The area of the district is 2,200 square kilometers (850 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Lakhdenpokhya. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 14,235, with the population of Lakhdenpokhya accounting for 54.9% of that number.
Lakhdenpokhsky District
Лахденпохский район | |
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Koyonsari Island in Lakhdenpokhsky District | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Lakhdenpokhsky District in the Republic of Karelia | |
| Coordinates: 61°31′N 30°12′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Karelia |
| Administrative center | Lakhdenpokhya |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,200 km2 (800 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 14,235 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 12,892 (−9.4%) |
| • Density | 6.5/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 54.9% |
| • Rural | 45.1% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 cities/towns, 50 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Lakhdenpokhsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 86618000 |
| Website | http://www.lahden-mr.ru |
| 2010 Census | 14,235 |
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| 2002 Census | 16,391 |
| 1989 Census | 18,879 |
| 1979 Census | 18,381 |
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