Medvezhyegorsky District
Медвежьегорский район
District
Kizhi Island, a protected area of Russia in Medvezhyegorsky District
Kizhi Island, a protected area of Russia in Medvezhyegorsky District
Flag of Medvezhyegorsky District
Flag
Coat of arms of Medvezhyegorsky District
Coat of arms
Map
Location of Medvezhyegorsky District in the Republic of Karelia
Coordinates: 62°54′N 34°28′E / 62.900°N 34.467°E / 62.900; 34.467
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Karelia[1]
Established29 August 1927Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerMedvezhyegorsk[2]
Area
[3]
 • Total13,696 km2 (5,288 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[4]
 • Total31,864
 • Estimate 
(2018)[5]
27,934 (−12.3%)
 • Density2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi)
 • Urban
70.1%
 • Rural
29.9%
Administrative structure
 • Inhabited localities[6]1 cities/towns, 2 Urban-type settlements[7], 144 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asMedvezhyegorsky Municipal District[8]
 • Municipal divisions[9]3 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[10])
OKTMO ID86624000
Websitehttp://amsu.medgora-rayon.ru
Population of Medvezhyegorsky District
2010 Census31,864[4]
2002 Census38,388[11]
1989 Census47,301[12]
1979 Census48,438[13]

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).[3] 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.[4]

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.[6] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Medvezhyegorsky Municipal District.[8] 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.[9] The town of Medvezhyegorsk serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[2] and municipal[8] district.

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Notes

  1. ^ a b c Constitution of the Republic of Karelia
  2. ^ a b c Law #871-ZRK
  3. ^ a b "General Information" (in Russian). Medvezhyegorsky District. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  6. ^ a b 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 №278/2015 от 1 января 2016 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 (OKATO). Code 86 224, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
  7. ^ The count of urban-type settlements may include the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
  8. ^ a b c Law #825-ZRK
  9. ^ a b Law #813-ZRK
  10. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  11. ^ 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).
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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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