Loukhi

Loukhi (Russian: Лоухи; Karelian: Louhi) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Loukhsky District in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the shore of Lake Panovo [ru], 500 kilometers (310 mi) north of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 4,772.^[2]

Loukhi Лоухи Louhi (Karelian)
Urban-type settlement[1]
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Location of Loukhi
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Coordinates: 66°04′N 33°04′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Karelia[1]
Administrative district	Loukhsky District[1]
Founded	1912–1914
Urban-type settlement status since	1944
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	4,772
Administrative status
• Capital of	Loukhsky District[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Loukhsky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Loukhskoye Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Loukhsky Municipal District,[3] Loukhskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (UTC+03:00 [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	186660
OKTMO ID	86621151051
Website	louhigor.ru

Loukhi population

2010 Census	4,772[2]
2002 Census	5,920[7]
1989 Census	6,405[8]
1979 Census	5,548[9]

History

It was founded in 1912–1914 due to the construction of a railroad.^{[citation needed]} Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1944.^{[citation needed]}

In 1978, Korean Air Lines Flight 902 was forced to land at the nearby Lake Korpijärvi [ru] after being attacked by Soviet aircraft.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Loukhi serves as the administrative center of Loukhsky District, of which it is a part.^[1] As a municipal division, Loukhi is incorporated within Loukhsky Municipal District^[3] as Loukhskoye Urban Settlement.^[4]