Country Russia | Federal subject Republic of Karelia | |
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Administrative district Medvezhyegorsky District Municipal district Medvezhyegorsky Municipal District Urban settlement Povenetskoye Urban Settlement Administrative center of Povenetskoye Urban Settlement | ||
Povenets (Russian: Повене́ц; Karelian: Povenča; Finnish: Poventsa) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Medvezhyegorsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the shore of Lake Onega, 231 kilometers (144 mi) north of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 2,209.
Contents
- Map of Povenets Republic of Karelia Russia 186326
- History
- Administrative and municipal status
- References
Map of Povenets, Republic of Karelia, Russia, 186326
History
Povenets is located 19 kilometers (12 mi) from Sandarmokh, the site of mass execution by shooting and burial of victims of the Soviet political repressions.
Urban-type settlement status was granted to Povenets in 1938.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Povenets is subordinated to Medvezhyegorsky District. As a municipal division, Povenets, together with seventeen rural localities, is incorporated within Medvezhyegorsky Municipal District as Povenetskoye Urban Settlement.