{{Infobox Russian district |en_name=Kalevalsky District |ru_name=Калевальский район |other_name=Kalevalan piiri |other_lang=Karelian |image_map={{Russia district OSM map}} |map_caption=Location of Kalevalsky District in the Republic of Karelia |image_view=Водопад на Войнице.jpg |image_caption=A waterfall in Voynitsa protected area, Kalevalsky District |coordinates = {{coord|65|12|N|31|10|E|type:adm2nd_region:RU|display=inline,title}} |image_flag=Flag of Kalevalsky District.svg |image_coa=Coat of Arms of Kalevalsky District.svg |anthem= |anthem_ref= |holiday= |holiday_ref= |federal_subject=Republic of Karelia |federal_subject_ref=<ref name="Constitution" /> |adm_ctr_name=Kalevala |adm_ctr_ref=<ref name="RKarelia_admlaw" /> |no_of_urban-type_settlements=1 |no_of_rural_localities=8 |counts_ref=<ref name="OKATO2" /> |mun_formation1=Kalevalsky Municipal District |mun_formation1_ref=<ref name="RKarelia_munmd" /> |mun_formation1_no_of_urban_settlements=1 |mun_formation1_no_of_rural_settlements=3 |mun_formation1_counts_ref=<ref name="RKarelia_munlist" /> |mun_formation1_leader_title= |mun_formation1_leader_title_ref= |mun_formation1_leader_name= |mun_formation1_leader_name_ref= |mun_formation1_representative_body= |mun_formation1_representative_body_ref= |area_km2=13316 |area_km2_ref=<ref name='about'>{{cite web|title=General Information|url=http://visitkalevala.ru/o-rajone/|publisher=Kalevalsky District|language=russian|access-date=August 31, 2016}}</ref> |pop_2010census=8321 |urban_pop_2010census=54.4% |rural_pop_2010census=45.6% |pop_latest= |pop_latest_date= |pop_latest_ref= |established_date= |established_date_ref= |website=http://visitkalevala.ru }} {{Infobox |title=Population of Kalevalsky District |label1=2010 Census |data1=8,321<ref name="2010Census" /> |label2=2002 Census |data2=10,628<ref name="2002Census">{{ru-pop-ref|2002Census}}</ref> |label3=1989 Census |data3=11,860<ref name="1989Census">{{ru-pop-ref|1989Census}}</ref> |label4=1979 Census |data4=17,155<ref name="1979Census">{{ru-pop-ref|1979Census}}</ref> }} '''Kalevalsky District''' ({{langx|ru|Ка́левальский райо́н}}; {{langx|krl|Kalevalan piiri}}) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.<ref name="Constitution">Constitution of the Republic of Karelia</ref> It is located in the northwest of the republic and borders with Finland in the west, Loukhsky District in the north, Kemsky and Muyezersky Districts in the east, and with the territory of the town of republic significance of Kostomuksha in the south. The area of the district is {{convert|13316|km2|sp=us}}.<ref name='about'/> Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Kalevala.<ref name="RKarelia_admlaw">Law #871-ZRK</ref> As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 8,321, with the population of Kalevala accounting for 54.4% of that number.<ref name="2010Census">{{ru-pop-ref|2010Census}}</ref>
==Geography== There are many lakes within the district, and wetlands account for 30% of the district's territory. Natural resources include molybdenum, iron ore, quartzite, copper, and peat.
==Administrative and municipal status== Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kalevalsky District is one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia<ref name="Constitution" /> and has administrative jurisdiction over one urban-type settlement (Kalevala) and eight rural localities.<ref name="OKATO2">{{OKATO reference|86 209}}</ref> As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as '''Kalevalsky Municipal District'''.<ref name="RKarelia_munmd">Law #825-ZRK</ref> The urban-type settlement of Kalevala and one rural locality (the settlement of Kuusiniemi) are incorporated into an urban settlement, while the remaining seven rural localities are incorporated into three rural settlements within the municipal district.<ref name="RKarelia_munlist">Law #813-ZRK</ref> The urban-type settlement of Kalevala serves as the administrative center of both the administrative<ref name="RKarelia_admlaw" /> and municipal<ref name="RKarelia_munmd" /> district.
==Demographics== [[File:Karjala paat Tširka-Kemi jõe kaldapealsel.jpg|thumb|Karelian folk boats in the village of Yushkozero, Kalevalsky District]]
As of the 2002 Census, the district's ethnic composition was as follows:{{citation needed|date=July 2012}} *Russians: 46.3% *Karelians: 35.9% *Belarusians: 9.8% *Ukrainians: 3.2% *Other ethnicities: 4.7%
==References== ===Notes=== {{Reflist}}
===Sources=== *{{RussiaBasicLawRef|kr}} *{{RussiaAdmMunRef|kr|adm|law}} *{{RussiaAdmMunRef|kr|mun|mdlist}} *{{RussiaAdmMunRef|kr|mun|list}}
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Category:Districts of the Republic of Karelia Category:Kalevalsky District