Muyezersky District

Muyezersky District (Russian: Муезе́рский райо́н; Karelian: Mujejärven piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.^[1] It is located in the west of the republic. The area of the district is 17,600 square kilometers (6,800 sq mi).^[3] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Muyezersky.^[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 12,236, with the population of the administrative center accounting for 27.2% of that number.^[4]

Muyezersky District Муезерский район
District
View from Mount Vottovaara, a protected area of Russia in Muyezersky District
Coat of arms
Location of Muyezersky District in the Republic of Karelia
Coordinates: 63°57′N 31°59′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Karelia[1]
Established	30 December 1966
Administrative center	Muyezersky[2]
Area [3]
• Total	17,600 km2 (6,800 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	12,236
• Density	0.70/km2 (1.8/sq mi)
• Urban	27.2%
• Rural	72.8%
Administrative structure
• Inhabited localities[5]	1 urban-type settlements[6], 23 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Muyezersky Municipal District[7]
• Municipal divisions[8]	1 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (UTC+03:00 [9])
OKTMO ID	86627000
Website	http://www.muezersky.ru

Population of Muyezersky District

2010 Census	12,236[4]
2002 Census	16,556[10]
1989 Census	20,638[11]
1979 Census	21,947[12]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Muyezersky District is one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia^[1] and has administrative jurisdiction over one urban-type settlement (Muyezersky) and twenty-three rural localities.^[5] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Muyezersky Municipal District.^[7] The urban-type settlement of Muyezersky is incorporated into an urban settlement, while the twenty-three rural localities are incorporated into seven rural settlements within the municipal district.^[8] The urban-type settlement of Muyezersky serves as the administrative center of both the administrative^[2] and municipal^[7] district.