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Kalevalsky District (Russian: Ка́левальский райо́н; Karelian: Kalevalan piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.[1] It is located in the northwest of the republic and borders with Finland in the west, Loukhsky District in the north, Kemsky and Muyezersky Districts in the east, and with the territory of the town of republic significance of Kostomuksha in the south. The area of the district is 13,316 square kilometers (5,141 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Kalevala.[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 8,321, with the population of Kalevala accounting for 54.4% of that number.[4]

Kalevalsky District
Калевальский район
District
A waterfall in Voynitsa protected area, Kalevalsky District
Flag
Coat of arms
Location of Kalevalsky District in the Republic of Karelia
Coordinates: 65°12′N 31°10′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Karelia[1]
Administrative centerKalevala[2]
Area
[3]
 • Total13,316 km2 (5,141 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[4]
 • Total8,321
 • Estimate 
(2018)[5]
6,774 (−18.6%)
 • Density0.62/km2 (1.6/sq mi)
 • Urban
54.4%
 • Rural
45.6%
Administrative structure
 • Inhabited localities[6]1 Urban-type settlements[7], 8 Rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asKalevalsky Municipal District[8]
 • Municipal divisions[9]1 Urban settlements, 3 Rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK [10])
OKTMO ID86609000
Websitehttp://visitkalevala.ru
Population of Kalevalsky District
2010 Census8,321[4]
2002 Census10,628[11]
1989 Census11,860[12]
1979 Census17,155[13]

Geography


There are many lakes within the district, and wetlands account for 30% of the district's territory. Natural resources include molybdenum, iron ore, quartzite, copper, and peat.


Administrative and municipal status


Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kalevalsky District is one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia[1] and has administrative jurisdiction over one urban-type settlement (Kalevala) and eight rural localities.[6] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kalevalsky Municipal District.[8] The urban-type settlement of Kalevala and one rural locality (the settlement of Kuusiniemi) are incorporated into an urban settlement, while the remaining seven rural localities are incorporated into three rural settlements within the municipal district.[9] The urban-type settlement of Kalevala serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[2] and municipal[8] district.


Demographics


Karelian folk boats in the village of Yushkozero, Kalevalsky District
Karelian folk boats in the village of Yushkozero, Kalevalsky District

As of the 2002 Census, the district's ethnic composition was as follows:[citation needed]


References



Notes


  1. Constitution of the Republic of Karelia
  2. Law #871-ZRK
  3. "General Information" (in Russian). Kalevalsky District. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  4. 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.
  5. "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  6. 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 86 209», в ред. изменения №278/2015 от 1 января 2016 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 (OKATO). Code 86 209, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
  7. The count of urban-type settlements may include the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
  8. Law #825-ZRK
  9. Law #813-ZRK
  10. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  11. 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).
  12. 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]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  13. 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] (XLS). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года [All-Union Population Census of 1979] (in Russian). 1979 – via Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics.

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Ка́левальский райо́н (карел. Kalevalan kanzalline piiri) или Ка́левальский национа́льный райо́н — административно-территориальная единица (район) и муниципальное образование (муниципальный район) в составе Республики Карелия Российской Федерации.[4][5][6]


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