Medvezhyegorsky District
Medvezhyegorsky District
Медвежьегорский район | |
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Kizhi Island, a protected area of Russia in Medvezhyegorsky District | |
Location of Medvezhyegorsky District in the Republic of Karelia | |
| Coordinates: 62°54′N 34°28′E / 62.900°N 34.467°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Karelia |
| Established | 29 August 1927 |
| Administrative center | Medvezhyegorsk |
| Area | |
• Total | 13,696 km2 (5,288 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 31,864 |
| • Density | 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 70.1% |
| • Rural | 29.9% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 cities/towns, 2 urban-type settlements, 144 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Medvezhyegorsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 3 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (UTC+03:00 ) |
| OKTMO ID | 86624000 |
| Website | http://amsu.medgora-rayon.ru |
| 2010 Census | 31,864 |
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| 2002 Census | 38,388 |
| 1989 Census | 47,301 |
| 1979 Census | 48,438 |
Medvezhyegorsky District (Russian: Медвежьего́рский райо́н; Karelian: Karhumäjen piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the republic. The area of the district is 13,696 square kilometers (5,288 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Medvezhyegorsk. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 31,864, with the population of Medvezhyegorsk accounting for 48.7% of that number.