Area 29.2 km² | Local time Monday 10:08 PM | |
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Municipal district Loukhsky Municipal District Urban settlement Loukhskoye Urban Settlement Weather -4°C, Wind S at 13 km/h, 82% Humidity | ||
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, 500 kilometers (310 mi) north of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 4,772.
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Map of Louhi, Republic of Karelia, Russia, 186660
History
It was founded in 1912–1914 due to the construction of a railroad. Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1944.
In 1978, Korean Air Lines Flight 902 was forced to land at the nearby Lake Korpiyarvi 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. As a municipal division, Loukhi is incorporated within Loukhsky Municipal District as Loukhskoye Urban Settlement.