Muyezersky (russian: Муезе́рский; krl, Mujehd'ärvi; fi, Mujejärvi) is an
urban locality (an
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 ...
) and the
administrative center
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of
Muyezersky District
Muyezersky District (russian: Муезе́рский райо́н; krl, Mujejärven piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.Constitution of the Republic of Karelia It is located in the ...
of 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 ...
,
Russia
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, located on the
Muyezerka River (
Kem's
basin), northwest of
Petrozavodsk
Petrozavodsk (russian: Петрозаводск, p=pʲɪtrəzɐˈvotsk; Karelian, Vepsian and fi, Petroskoi) is the capital city of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, which stretches along the western shore of Lake Onega for some . The population ...
, the
capital
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of the republic. As of the
2010 Census, its population was 3,328.
History
It was founded in the end of the 1930s due to the construction of Rugozersky
timber industry
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enterprise. It was granted
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 ...
status in 1965.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Muyezersky serves as the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...
of
Muyezersky District
Muyezersky District (russian: Муезе́рский райо́н; krl, Mujejärven piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.Constitution of the Republic of Karelia It is located in the ...
, of which it is a part.
[Law #871-ZRK] As a
municipal division, Muyezersky is incorporated within Muyezersky Municipal District
as Muyezerskoye Urban Settlement.
[Law #813-ZRK]
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Urban-type settlements in the Republic of Karelia
Monotowns in Russia