Kem, Russia

Kem
Кемь
Kemi (Karelian)
Lenina street, 23a, Kem, Karelia, Russia
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Kem
Kem (Karelia)
Coordinates: 64°57′N 34°35′E / 64.950°N 34.583°E / 64.950; 34.583
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Karelia
Administrative districtKemsky District
First mentioned1450
Town status since1785
Elevation
10 m (33 ft)
Population
 • Total
13,051
 • Estimate 
(2023)
9,712 (−25.6%)
 • Capital ofKemsky District
 • Municipal districtKemsky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementKemskoye Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofKemsky Municipal District, Kemskoye Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (UTC+03:00 )
Postal code
18661x
Dialing code+7 81458
OKTMO ID86612101001
Websitekem.onego.ru/kem/

Kem (Russian: Кемь; Finnish and Karelian: Kemi, sometimes Vienan Kemi) is a historic town and the administrative center of Kemsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the shores of the White Sea where the Kem River enters it, on the railroad leading from Petrozavodsk to Murmansk. It had a population of 13,051 as of 2010, which was down from previous years.