Salmi (rural locality)
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Salmi (russian: Салми;
Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...
and krl, Salmi, lit. ''inlet'') is a
rural locality In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are describ ...
(a settlement) in
Pitkyarantsky District Pitkyarantsky District (russian: Питкяра́нтский райо́н; krl, Pitkänrannan piiri; fi, Pitkärannan piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.Constitution of the Repu ...
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 ...
,
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. Municipally, it is incorporated within and 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 Salminskoye Rural Settlement of Pitkyarantsky Municipal District. Population: 3,800 (2007 est.). Postal code: 186821. It was established in 1500.


Sister cities

Salmi is twinned with: *
Pielavesi Pielavesi is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Geography ...
(
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References

Rural localities in the Republic of Karelia Former municipalities of Finland Populated places established in 1500 1500 establishments in Europe 16th-century establishments in Finland fi:Salmi (taajama) {{RepublicofKarelia-geo-stub