Kemsky District

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 town of Kem.^[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]

Kemsky District Кемский район
District
Kuzova Archipelago, a protected area of Russia in Kemsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Kemsky District in the Republic of Karelia
Coordinates: 64°57′N 34°36′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Karelia[1]
Established	1927
Administrative center	Kem[2]
Area [3]
• Total	8,029 km2 (3,100 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	17,756
• Density	2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi)
• Urban	73.5%
• Rural	26.5%
Administrative structure
• Inhabited localities[5]	1 cities/towns, 18 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Kemsky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[7]	1 urban settlements, 3 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (UTC+03:00 [8])
OKTMO ID	86612000
Website	http://www.kemrk.ru

Population of Kemsky District

2010 Census	17,756[4]
2002 Census	5,386[9]
1989 Census	27,346[10]
1979 Census	29,177[11]

Administrative and municipal status

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.