Kondopozhsky District (Russian: Кондопо́жский райо́н; Karelian: Kondupohjan piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.[1] It is located in the south of the republic. The area of the district is 5,940 square kilometers (2,290 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the town of Kondopoga.[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 41,114, with the population of Kondopoga accounting for 80.2% of that number.[4]
Kondopozhsky District
Кондопожский район | |
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 Kivach Waterfall, a protected area of Russia in Kondopozhsky District | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kondopozhsky District in the Republic of Karelia | |
| Coordinates: 62°12′N 34°16′E / 62.200°N 34.267°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Karelia[1] |
| Established | 29 August 1927 |
| Administrative center | Kondopoga[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,940 km2 (2,290 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 41,114 |
| • Density | 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 80.2% |
| • Rural | 19.8% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities[5] | 1 cities/towns, 77 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Kondopozhsky Municipal District[6] |
| • Municipal divisions[7] | 1 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (UTC+03:00 [8]) |
| OKTMO ID | 86615000 |
| Website | http://amsu.kondopoga.ru |
| 2021 Census | 32,477[9] |
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| 2010 Census | 41,114[4] |
| 2002 Census | 9,719[10] |
| 1989 Census | 48,274[11] |
| 1979 Census | 49,080[12] |
Geography
editKondopozhsky District covers the forested lake area to the northwest of Lake Onega. The terrain is a combination of lakes, rocky ridges, glacial moraines, and glacial alluvial plains. The lakes and rivers are oriented northwest to southeast to flow into Lake Onega, and eventually into the Baltic Sea. The Kivach Nature Reserve is located in the District. it is a federal-level strict ecological reserve, established for the protection and scientific study of the taiga ecology of the region. A public access zone supports tourist visits to the Kivach Waterfall.
Administrative and municipal status
editWithin the framework of administrative divisions, Kondopozhsky District is one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia[1] and has administrative jurisdiction over one town (Kondopoga) and seventy-seven rural localities.[5] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kondopozhsky Municipal District.[6] The town of Kondopoga and three rural localities are incorporated into an urban settlement, while the remaining seventy-four rural localities are incorporated into eight rural settlements within the municipal district.[7] The town of Kondopoga serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[2] and municipal[6] district.
Economy
editThe main industries of the district include: pulp and paper production (JSC "Kondopoga"), stone processing and stone casting, logging and woodworking, production of building materials.
In addition, about 50% of the reserves of titanomagnetite ores of Karelia are concentrated in the area, and there are also significant reserves of building stones — diabases, dolomites, granites in the area. There are mineral water sources.
There are two hydroelectric power plants operating in the district: Kondopozhskaya and Paleozerskaya HPP, which are part of a single Sunsky cascade, with a total capacity of 50.6 MW and generate an average of 245 million kWh of renewable electricity per year.
References
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c Constitution of the Republic of Karelia
- ^ a b c Law #871-ZRK
- ^ a b "General Information" (in Russian). Kondopozhsky District. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ^ a b c Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ a b Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 86 215», в ред. изменения №278/2015 от 1 января 2016 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division (OKATO). Code 86 215, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
- ^ a b c Law #825-ZRK
- ^ a b Law #813-ZRK
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России [All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia] (XLS). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года [All-Union Population Census of 1979] (in Russian). 1979 – via Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics.
Sources
edit- Верховный Совет Карельской АССР. №473-ЗРК 30 мая 1978 г. «Конституция Республики Карелия», в ред. Закона №1314-ЗРК от 16 июля 2009 г «О внесении изменений в Конституцию Республики Карелия». Опубликован: отдельной брошюрой. (Supreme Soviet of the Karelian ASSR. #473-ZRK May 30, 1978 Constitution of the Republic of Karelia, as amended by the Law #1314-ZRK of July 16, 2009 On Amending the Constitution of the Republic of Karelia. ).
- Законодательное Собрание Республики Карелия. Закон №871-ЗРК от 29 апреля 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Республики Карелия», в ред. Закона №1895-ЗРK от 2 июня 2015 г. «О внесении изменения статью 9 Закона Республики Карелия "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Республики Карелия"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: газета "Карелия", №48, 7 мая 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia. Law #871-ZRK of April 29, 2005 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Republic of Karelia, as amended by the Law #1895-ZRK of June 2, 2015 On Amending Article 9 of the Law of the Republic of Karelia "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Republic of Karelia". Effective as of the official publication date.).
- Законодательное Собрание Республики Карелия. Закон №825-ЗРК от 1 декабря 2004 г. «О муниципальных районах в Республике Карелия», в ред. Закона №1694-ЗРK от 2 апреля 2013 г. «О преобразовании муниципальных образований "Нюхчинское сельское поселение" и "Сумпосадское сельское поселение" Беломорского муниципального района и внесении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты Республики Карелия». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: газета "Карелия", №141, 16 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia. Law #825-ZRK of December 1, 2004 On the Municipal Districts in the Republic of Karelia, as amended by the Law #1694-ZRK of April 2, 2013 On the Transformation of the Municipal Formations of "Nyukhchinskoye Rural Settlement" and "Sumposadskoye Rural Settlement" of Belomorsky Municipal District of the Republic of Karelia and on Amending Various Legislative Acts of the Republic of Karelia. Effective as of the day which is ten days after the day of the official publication.).
- Законодательное Собрание Республики Карелия. Закон №813-ЗРК от 1 ноября 2004 г. «О городских, сельских поселениях в Республике Карелия», в ред. Закона №1694-ЗРK от 2 апреля 2013 г. «О преобразовании муниципальных образований "Нюхчинское сельское поселение" и "Сумпосадское сельское поселение" Беломорского муниципального района и внесении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты Республики Карелия». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: газета "Карелия", №124, 126, 129, 132, 135, 136, 139, 4 ноября — 9 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia. Law #813-ZRK of November 1, 2004 On the Urban, Rural Settlements in the Republic of Karelia, as amended by the Law #1694-ZRK of April 2, 2013 On the Transformation of the Municipal Formations of "Nyukhchinskoye Rural Settlement" and "Sumposadskoye Rural Settlement" of Belomorsky Municipal District of the Republic of Karelia and on Amending Various Legislative Acts of the Republic of Karelia. Effective as of the day which is ten days after the day of the official publication.).