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Pindushi

Pindushi (English)
Пиндуши (Russian)
Pinduši (Karelian)
-  Urban-type settlement  -
Map of Russia - Republic of Karelia (2008-03).svg
Location of the Republic of Karelia in Russia
Pindushi is located in Karelia
Pindushi
Pindushi
Location of Pindushi in the Republic of Karelia
Coordinates: 62°55′N 34°35′E / 62.917°N 34.583°E / 62.917; 34.583Coordinates: 62°55′N 34°35′E / 62.917°N 34.583°E / 62.917; 34.583
Administrative status (as of 2014)
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Karelia
Administrative district Medvezhyegorsky District
Municipal status (as of April 2013)
Municipal district Medvezhyegorsky Municipal District
Urban settlement Pindushskoye Urban Settlement
Administrative center of Pindushskoye Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 4,598 inhabitants
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded 1933
Urban-type settlement status since 1950
Postal code(s) 186323
Pindushi population
2010 Census 4,598
2002 Census 5,190
1989 Census 6,611
1979 Census 5,644

Pindushi (Russian: Пи́ндуши; Karelian: Pinduši; Finnish: Pinduinen) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Medvezhyegorsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the northern tip of Lake Onega, 160 kilometers (99 mi) north of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 4,598.

It was established in 1933 and granted urban-type settlement status in 1950.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Pindushi is subordinated to Medvezhyegorsky District. As a municipal division, Pindushi, together with eight rural localities, is incorporated within Medvezhyegorsky Municipal District as Pindushskoye Urban Settlement.


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