Kondopozhsky District

Kondopozhsky District
Кондопожский район (Russian)
Kondupohjan rajon (Karelian)

Location of Kondopozhsky District in the Republic of Karelia
Coordinates: 62°12′N 34°16′E / 62.200°N 34.267°E / 62.200; 34.267Coordinates: 62°12′N 34°16′E / 62.200°N 34.267°E / 62.200; 34.267

Kivach Waterfall, a protected area of Russia in Kondopozhsky District
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Karelia[1]
Administrative structure (as of June 2015)
Administrative center town of Kondopoga[2]
Inhabited localities:[3]
Cities/towns 1
Rural localities 77
Municipal structure (as of April 2013)
Municipally incorporated as Kondopozhsky Municipal District[4]
Municipal divisions:[5]
Urban settlements 1
Rural settlements 8
Statistics
Area 5,940 km2 (2,290 sq mi)[6]
Population (2010 Census) 41,114 inhabitants[7]
• Urban 80.2%
• Rural 19.8%
Density 6.92/km2 (17.9/sq mi)[8]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[9]
Official website
Kondopozhsky District on WikiCommons
Population of Kondopozhsky District
2010 Census 41,114[7]
2002 Census 9,719[10]
1989 Census 48,274[11]
1979 Census 49,080[12]

Kondopozhsky District (Russian: Кондопо́жский райо́н; Karelian: Kondupohjan rajon) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.[1] It is located in the south of the republic. The area of the district is 5,940 square kilometers (2,290 sq mi).[6] Its administrative center is the town of Kondopoga.[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 41,114, with the population of Kondopoga accounting for 80.2% of that number.[7]

Geography

Kondopozhsky District covers the forested lake area to the northwest of Lake Onega. The terrain is a combination of lakes, rocky ridges, glacial moraines, and glacial alluvial plains. The lakes and rivers are oriented northwest to southeast to flow into Lake Onega, and eventually into the Baltic Sea. The Kivach Nature Reserve is located in the District. it is a federal-level strict ecological reserve, established for the protection and scientific study of the taiga ecology of the region. A public access zone supports tourist visits to the Kivach Waterfall.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kondopozhsky District is one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia[1] and has administrative jurisdiction over one town (Kondopoga) and seventy-seven rural localities.[3] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kondopozhsky Municipal District.[4] The town of Kondopoga and three rural localities are incorporated into an urban settlement, while the remaining seventy-four rural localities are incorporated into eight rural settlements within the municipal district.[5] The town of Kondopoga serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[2] and municipal[4] district.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Constitution of the Republic of Karelia
  2. 1 2 3 Law #871-ZRK
  3. 1 2 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 86 215», в ред. изменения №259/2014 от 12 декабря 2014 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 . Code 86 215, as amended by the Amendment #259/2014 of December 12, 2014. ).
  4. 1 2 3 Law #825-ZRK
  5. 1 2 Law #813-ZRK
  6. 1 2 "General Information" (in Russian). Kondopozhsky District. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  8. ↑ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value is only approximate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  9. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  10. ↑ 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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  11. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  12. ↑ "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.)". Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года (All-Union Population Census of 1979) (in Russian). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1979. Retrieved 2008-11-25.

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