Kemsky District
Кемский район
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Kuzova Archipelago, a protected area of Russia in Kemsky District
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Location of Kemsky District in the Republic of Karelia
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Coordinates: 64°57′N 34°36′E / 64.950°N 34.600°E / 64.950; 34.600 | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Republic of Karelia[1] |
Established | 1927![]() |
Administrative center | Kem[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 8,029 km2 (3,100 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 17,756 |
• Density | 2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi) |
• Urban | 73.5% |
• Rural | 26.5% |
Administrative structure | |
• Inhabited localities[5] | 1cities/towns, 18 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporatedas | Kemsky Municipal District[6] |
• Municipal divisions[7] | 1 urban settlements, 3 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ![]() |
OKTMOID | 86612000 |
Website | http://www.kemrk.ru |
2010 Census | 17,756[4] |
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2002 Census | 5,386[9] |
1989 Census | 27,346[10] |
1979 Census | 29,177[11] |
Kemsky District (Russian: Ке́мский райо́н; Karelian: Kemin piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.[1] It is located in the northeast of the republic. The area of the district is 8,029 square kilometers (3,100 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the townofKem.[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 17,756, with the population of Kem accounting for 73.5% of that number.[4]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kemsky District is one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia[1] and has administrative jurisdiction over one town (Kem) and eighteen rural localities.[5] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kemsky Municipal District.[6] The town of Kem and three rural localities are incorporated into an urban settlement, while the remaining fifteen rural localities are incorporated into three rural settlements within the municipal district.[7] The town of Kem serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[2] and municipal[6] district.