Loukhi
Лоухи
Urban-type settlement[1]
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Coat of arms of Loukhi
Coat of arms
Location of Loukhi
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Loukhi is located in Russia
Loukhi
Loukhi
Location of Loukhi
Loukhi is located in Karelia
Loukhi
Loukhi
Loukhi (Karelia)
Coordinates: 66°04′N 33°04′E / 66.067°N 33.067°E / 66.067; 33.067
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Karelia[1]
Administrative districtLoukhsky District[1]
Founded1912–1914
Urban-type settlement status since1944
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total4,772
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
3,971 (−16.8%)
 • Capital ofLoukhsky District[1]
 • Municipal districtLoukhsky Municipal District[4]
 • Urban settlementLoukhskoye Urban Settlement[5]
 • Capital ofLoukhsky Municipal District,[4] Loukhskoye Urban Settlement[5]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
Postal code(s)[7]
186660
OKTMO ID86621151051
Websitelouhigor.ru
Loukhi population
2010 Census4,772[2]
2002 Census5,920[8]
1989 Census6,405[9]
1979 Census5,548[10]

Loukhi (Russian: Лоухи; Karelian: Louhi) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Loukhsky District in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the shore of Lake Panovo [ru], 500 kilometers (310 mi) north of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 4,772.[2]

History

It was founded in 1912–1914 due to the construction of a railroad.[citation needed] Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1944.[citation needed]

In 1978, Korean Air Lines Flight 902 was forced to land at the nearby Lake Korpiyarvi [ru] after being attacked by Soviet aircraft.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Loukhi serves as the administrative center of Loukhsky District, of which it is a part.[1] As a municipal division, Loukhi is incorporated within Loukhsky Municipal District[4] as Loukhskoye Urban Settlement.[5]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Law #871-ZRK
  2. ^ a b c 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.
  3. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Федеральное агентство по технологическому регулированию и метрологии. №ОК 033-2013 1 января 2014 г. «Общероссийский классификатор территорий муниципальных образований. Код 86 621». (Federal State Statistics Service. Federal Agency on Technological Regulation and Metrology. #OK 033-2013 January 1, 2014 Russian Classification of Territories of Municipal Formations. Code 86 621. ).
  5. ^ a b c Law #813-ZRK
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  8. ^ 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).
  9. ^ 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]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  10. ^ 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] (XLS). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года [All-Union Population Census of 1979] (in Russian). 1979 – via Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics.

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