Muyezersky
Муезерский | |
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Coordinates: 63°58′N 32°00′E / 63.967°N 32.000°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Republic of Karelia[1] |
Administrative district | Muyezersky District[1] |
Founded | end of the 1930s |
Urban-type settlement status since | 1965 |
Population | |
• Total | 3,328 |
• Capital of | Muyezersky District[1] |
• Municipal district | Muyezersky Municipal District[3] |
• Urban settlement | Muyezerskoye Urban Settlement[4] |
• Capital of | Muyezersky Municipal District,[3] Muyezerskoye Urban Settlement[4] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
Postal code(s)[6] | 186960 |
OKTMO ID | 86627151051 |
Website | muezersky |
Muyezersky (Russian: Муезе́рский; Karelian: Mujehd'ärvi; Finnish: Mujejärvi) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Muyezersky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the Muyezerka River (Kem's basin), 375 kilometers (233 mi) northwest of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 3,328.[2]
Soviet Union 1930s–1941
Republic of Finland 1941–1944
Soviet Union 1944–1991
Russian Federation 1991–present
It was founded in the end of the 1930s due to the construction of Rugozersky timber industry enterprise.[citation needed] It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1965.[citation needed]
2010 Census | 3,328[2] |
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2002 Census | 4,007[7] |
1989 Census | 4,400[8] |
1979 Census | 3,826[9] |
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Muyezersky serves as the administrative center of Muyezersky District, of which it is a part.[1] As a municipal division, Muyezersky is incorporated within Muyezersky Municipal District[3] as Muyezerskoye Urban Settlement.[4]