Country Russia Administrative center town of Lakhdenpokhya Rural localities 50 | Federal subject Republic of Karelia Cities/towns 1 | |
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Lakhdenpokhsky District (Russian: Лахденпо́хский райо́н) 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.
Contents
- Map of Lakhdenpokhsky District Republic of Karelia Russia
- Administrative and municipal status
- References
Map of Lakhdenpokhsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Lakhdenpokhsky District is one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia and has administrative jurisdiction over one town (Lakhdenpokhya) and fifty rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Lakhdenpokhsky Municipal District. The town of Lakhdenpokhya and one rural locality (the station of Yakkima) are incorporated into an urban settlement, while the remaining forty-nine rural localities are incorporated into four rural settlements within the municipal district. The town of Lakhdenpokhya serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.