Kandalakshsky District
| Kandalakshsky District Кандалакшский район (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Kandalakshsky District in Murmansk Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 67°13′N 32°20′E / 67.217°N 32.333°ECoordinates: 67°13′N 32°20′E / 67.217°N 32.333°E | |
_-_panoramio.jpg) Poyakonda, landscape in Kandalakshy District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Murmansk Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of March 2013) | |
| Administrative center | town of Kandalaksha |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Towns | 1 |
| Urban-type settlements | 1 |
| Territorial okrugs | 6 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Cities/towns | 1 |
| Urban-type settlements | 1 |
| Rural localities | 21 |
| Municipal structure (as of October 2007) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Kandalakshsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 2 |
| Rural settlements | 2 |
| Local government: | |
| Head | Olga Mikheyeva |
| Representative body | Council of Deputies |
| Statistics | |
| Area (municipal district) | 14,400 km2 (5,600 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 49,544 inhabitants |
| Density | 3.44/km2 (8.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Established | April 11, 2011 |
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Kandalakshsky District (Russian: Кандала́кшский райо́н) is an administrative district (a raion), one of the six in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Kandalakshsky Municipal District. It is located in the southwest of the oblast, and borders with Kovdorsky District to the north, Loukhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, and with Finland to the west. The area of the district is 14,400 square kilometers (5,600 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Kandalaksha. Population:49,544 (2010 Census);60,140 (2002 Census);78,239 (1989 Census). The population of Kandalaksha accounts for 72.0% of the district's total population.
The district was first established by the All-Russian Central Executive Committee (VTsIK) Resolution of August 29, 1927 along with other new districts into which the Karelian ASSR was divided. The district included the territories of Kandalakshskaya and Kovdskaya Volosts and the village of Kyurela of Kestengskaya Volost. The administrative center of the district was in the selo of Kandalaksha.
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