Loukhsky District
Loukhsky District
Лоухский район | |
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The Keret River in Loukhsky District | |
Location of Loukhsky District in the Republic of Karelia | |
| Coordinates: 66°04′N 33°02′E / 66.067°N 33.033°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Karelia |
| Established | 29 August 1927 |
| Administrative center | Loukhi |
| Area | |
• Total | 22,544 km2 (8,704 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 14,760 |
| • Density | 0.65/km2 (1.7/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 66.4% |
| • Rural | 33.6% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities | 3 urban-type settlements, 27 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Loukhsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 3 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (UTC+03:00 ) |
| OKTMO ID | 86621000 |
| Website | http://www.louhiadm.ru |
| 2010 Census | 14,760 |
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| 2002 Census | 20,128 |
| 1989 Census | 24,715 |
| 1979 Census | 25,223 |
Loukhsky District (Russian: Ло́ухский райо́н; Karelian: Louhen piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It is located in the north of the republic. The area of the district is 22,544 square kilometers (8,704 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Loukhi. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 14,760, with the population of Loukhi accounting for 32.3% of that number.