Impilahti
Settlement in Republic of Karelia, Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Impilahti (Russian: Импила́хти; Karelian: Imbilahti;[4] Swedish: Impilax) is a rural locality in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located at the northern tip of Lake Ladoga near the Finnish border, about 200 kilometres (120 mi) west of Petrozavodsk, the capital city of the Republic of Karelia. The nearest town is Sortavala, which is located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of Sortavala. Before World War II, the area belonged to Finland, after which it became part of the Soviet Union.
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Impilahti
Импила́хти | |
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Coordinates: 61°40′14.88″N 31°09′16.47″E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Republic of Karelia |
Charter | 1638[1] |
• Municipal district | Pitkyarantsky Municipal District |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [2]) |
Postal code(s)[3] | |
OKTMO ID | 86633405101 |
In 2012 the population of Impilahti was about one thousand.[5] According to the 2010 census, 74% of the population are Russian, 9% Belarusian, 7% Karelian, 3% Ukrainian and 2% Finnish.[6]