Lakhdenpokhya

Lakhdenpokhya (English) Лахдепохья (Russian) Lahdenpohja (Finnish)
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An abandoned Lutheran church in Lakhdenpokhya
Location of the Republic of Karelia in Russia
Lakhdenpokhya Location of Lakhdenpokhya in the Republic of Karelia
Coordinates: 61°31′20″N 30°11′33″E / 61.52222°N 30.19250°E / 61.52222; 30.19250Coordinates: 61°31′20″N 30°11′33″E / 61.52222°N 30.19250°E / 61.52222; 30.19250
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of April 2013)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Karelia
Administrative district	Lakhdenpokhsky District
Administrative center of	Lakhdenpokhsky District
Municipal status (as of April 2013)
Municipal district	Lakhdenpokhsky Municipal District
Urban settlement	Lakhdenpokhskoye Urban Settlement
Administrative center of	Lakhdenpokhsky Municipal District, Lakhdenpokhskoye Urban Settlement
Head	Lyudmila Glytenko
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	7,813 inhabitants
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)
Town status since	1945
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Lakhdenpokhya (Russian: Лахденпо́хья; Finnish: Lahdenpohja) is a town and the administrative center of Lakhdenpokhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located 330 kilometers (210 mi) west of Petrozavodsk on the Aurayoki River. Population: 7,813 (2010 Census);8,751 (2002 Census);10,429 (1989 Census).

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