Lakhdenpokhya
Lahdenpohja
Лахденпохья Lahdenpohja (Finnish) | |
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| • Finnish | Lahdenpohja |
An abandoned Lutheran church in Lakhdenpokhya | |
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Coat of arms | |
Interactive map of Lahdenpohja | |
Lahdenpohja Location of Lahdenpohja Lahdenpohja Lahdenpohja (Karelia) | |
| Coordinates: 61°31′20″N 30°11′33″E / 61.52222°N 30.19250°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Karelia |
| Administrative district | Lakhdenpokhsky District |
| Founded | 1600 |
| Town status since | 1945 |
| Government | |
| • Head | Lyudmila Glytenko |
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,813 |
• Estimate (2023) | 5,855 (−25.1%) |
| • Capital of | Lakhdenpokhsky District |
| • Municipal district | Lakhdenpokhsky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Lakhdenpokhskoye Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Lakhdenpokhsky Municipal District, Lakhdenpokhskoye Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (UTC+03:00 ) |
| Postal code | 186730 |
| OKTMO ID | 86618101001 |
| Website | lahdenpohya-adm |
Lahdenpohja (Russian: Лахденпо́хья; Finnish and Swedish: Lahdenpohja; Karelian: Lahdenpohju) 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 Aurajoki River. Population: 7,813 (2010 census); 8,751 (2002 census); 10,429 (1989 Soviet census).