Urban-type settlements 1 Founded 30 December 1966 | Rural localities 23 Area 17,660 km² | |
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Muyezersky District (Russian: Муезе́рский райо́н; Karelian: Mujejärven piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic. The area of the district is 17,600 square kilometers (6,800 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Muyezersky. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 12,236, with the population of the administrative center accounting for 27.2% of that number.
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Map of Muyezersky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Muyezersky District is one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia and has administrative jurisdiction over one urban-type settlement (Muyezersky) and twenty-three rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Muyezersky Municipal District. The urban-type settlement of Muyezersky is incorporated into an urban settlement, while the twenty-three rural localities are incorporated into seven rural settlements within the municipal district. The urban-type settlement of Muyezersky serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.