Pudozhsky District () is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.Constitution of the Republic of Karelia It is located in the southeast of the republic. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Pudozh.Law #871-ZRK As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 21,659, with the population of Pudozh accounting for 44.8% of that number.
Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Pudozhsky District is one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia and has administrative jurisdiction over one town (Pudozh) and seventy-two rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Pudozhsky Municipal District.Law #825-ZRK The town of Pudozh and eleven rural localities are incorporated into an urban settlement, while the remaining sixty-one rural localities are incorporated into seven rural settlements within the municipal district.Law #813-ZRK The town of Pudozh serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.
Notable people Alexei Fofanov (1915-1986) - Hero of the Soviet Union, born in the village of Klimovskaya.
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