Loukhi

Loukhi (English) Лоухи (Russian) Louhi (Karelian)
- Urban-type settlement -

Location of the Republic of Karelia in Russia
Loukhi Location of Loukhi in the Republic of Karelia
Coordinates: 66°04′N 33°04′E / 66.067°N 33.067°E / 66.067; 33.067Coordinates: 66°04′N 33°04′E / 66.067°N 33.067°E / 66.067; 33.067

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Administrative status (as of April 2013)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Karelia
Administrative district	Loukhsky District
Administrative center of	Loukhsky District
Municipal status (as of April 2013)
Municipal district	Loukhsky Municipal District
Urban settlement	Loukhskoye Urban Settlement
Administrative center of	Loukhsky Municipal District, Loukhskoye Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	4,772 inhabitants
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded	1912–1914
Urban-type settlement status since	1944
Postal code(s)	186660
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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, 500 kilometers (310 mi) north of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 4,772.

It was founded in 1912–1914 due to the construction of a railroad.Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1944.

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

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