Medvezhyegorsky District (russian: Медвежьего́рский райо́н; krl, Karhumäjen piiri) is an administrative district (

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), one of the fifteen in the

Republic of Karelia The Republic of Karelia (russian: Респу́блика Каре́лия, Respublika Kareliya; ; krl, Karjalan tašavalta; ; fi, Karjalan tasavalta; vep, Karjalan Tazovaldkund, Ludic: ''Kard’alan tazavald''), also known as just Karelia (rus ...

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.Constitution of the Republic of Karelia It is located in the southeast of the republic. The area of the district is . Its

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is the

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Medvezhyegorsk Medvezhyegorsk (russian: Медвежьего́рск; krl, Karhumägi; fi, Karhumäki) is a town and the administrative center of Medvezhyegorsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia. Population: 15,800 (1959). History A village in ...

.Law #871-ZRK 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.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Medvezhyegorsky District is one of the fifteen in the

and has administrative jurisdiction over 1 town (

), 2

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

s (

Pindushi Pindushi (russian: Пи́ндуши; krl, Pinduši; fi, Pinduinen) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Medvezhyegorsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the northern tip of Lake Onega, north of Petrozavods ...

and

Povenets Povenets (russian: Повене́ц; krl, Poventsa; fi, 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, north of Petrozavodsk, the c ...

), and 144 rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Medvezhyegorsky Municipal District.Law #825-ZRK The town, the 2 urban-type settlements, and 28 rural localities are incorporated into 3 urban settlements, while the remaining 116 rural localities are incorporated into 6 rural settlements within the municipal district.Law #813-ZRK The town of Medvezhyegorsk serves as the

of both the administrative and municipal district.

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