Medvezhyegorsky District

Medvezhyegorsky District
Медвежьегорский район (Russian)
Karhumäjen piiri (Karelian)

Location of Medvezhyegorsky District in the Republic of Karelia
Coordinates: 62°54′N 34°28′E / 62.900°N 34.467°E / 62.900; 34.467Coordinates: 62°54′N 34°28′E / 62.900°N 34.467°E / 62.900; 34.467

Kizhi Island, a protected area of Russia in Medvezhyegorsky District
Coat of arms
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Karelia[1]
Administrative structure (as of June 2015)
Administrative center town of Medvezhyegorsk[2]
Inhabited localities:[3]
Cities/towns 1
Urban-type settlements[4] 2
Rural localities 144
Municipal structure (as of April 2013)
Municipally incorporated as Medvezhyegorsky Municipal District[5]
Municipal divisions:[6]
Urban settlements 3
Rural settlements 6
Statistics
Area 13,696 km2 (5,288 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 31,864 inhabitants[7]
• Urban 70.1%
• Rural 29.9%
Density 2.33/km2 (6.0/sq mi)[8]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[9]
Official website
Medvezhyegorsky District on WikiCommons
Population of Medvezhyegorsky District
2010 Census 31,864[7]
2002 Census 38,388[10]
1989 Census 47,301[11]
1979 Census 48,438[12]

Medvezhyegorsky District (Russian: Медвежьего́рский райо́н; Karelian: Karhumäjen piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.[1] It is located in the southeast of the republic. The area of the district is 13,696 square kilometers (5,288 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Medvezhyegorsk.[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 31,864, with the population of Medvezhyegorsk accounting for 48.7% of that number.[7]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Medvezhyegorsky District is one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia[1] and has administrative jurisdiction over 1 town (Medvezhyegorsk), 2 urban-type settlements (Pindushi and Povenets), and 144 rural localities.[3] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Medvezhyegorsky Municipal District.[5] The town, the 2 urban-type settlements, and 28 rural localities are incorporated into 3 urban settlements, while the remaining 116 rural localities are incorporated into 6 rural settlements within the municipal district.[6] The town of Medvezhyegorsk serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[2] and municipal[5] district.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Constitution of the Republic of Karelia
  2. 1 2 3 Law #871-ZRK
  3. 1 2 Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 86 224», в ред. изменения №259/2014 от 12 декабря 2014 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division . Code 86 224, as amended by the Amendment #259/2014 of December 12, 2014. ).
  4. ↑ The count of urban-type settlements includes the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
  5. 1 2 3 Law #825-ZRK
  6. 1 2 Law #813-ZRK
  7. 1 2 3 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  8. ↑ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  9. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  10. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  11. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России. (All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia.)". Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года (All-Union Population Census of 1979) (in Russian). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1979. Retrieved 2008-11-25.

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