Loukhi (Russian: Лоухи; Karelian: Louhi) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Loukhsky District in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the shore of Lake Panovo [ru], 500 kilometers (310 mi) north of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 4,772.[2]
It was founded in 1912–1914 due to the construction of a railroad.[citation needed] Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1944.[citation needed]
In 1978, Korean Air Lines Flight 902 was forced to land at the nearby Lake Korpijärvi [ru] after being attacked by Soviet aircraft.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Loukhi serves as the administrative center of Loukhsky District, of which it is a part.[1] As a municipal division, Loukhi is incorporated within Loukhsky Municipal District[3] as Loukhskoye Urban Settlement.[4]
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