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Калевальский национальный район

image by Tomislav �ipek, 8 October 2021

District & flag

Located in northwestern Karelia, next to the border with Finland

It is the only district of Karelia with the majority of the native Karelian population, hence the designation "National" in its name.

Karelians 45.1 %
Russians 40.9 %
Belorussians 6.6 %
Ukrainians 4.4 %

non-Karelian population is concentrated exclusively in the urban settlements
Total population was 10,252 in 2005

The district has many lakes (1/6 of the area), taiga-type forests, rivers and swamps. Total area: 13,300 sq.km

The capital is in the small town of Kalevala (pop. 5,500) known, until 1963, as Ukhta (Uhtua) - the birthplace of the first Karelian independent government in 1918.

The District is named after an ancient epic Finnish poem - Kalevala.
Chrystian Kretowicz, 25 Jan 2008

A banner of arms (see https://geraldika.ru/s/16213), horizontally striped green-red-black-red-light blue, ratios approximately 4:1:1:1:4, overlain by a golden lyre (kantele) standing on a golden goose feather, the two together resembling a sail-boat. Flag introduced on October 17, 2019.
https://geraldika.ru/s/16212
Tomislav �ipek, 8 October 2021

Former flag

image by Tomislav �ipek, 8 October 2021

The previous flag of the district was horizontally striped green-red-black-red-light blue, ratios approximately 4:1:1:1:4. This flag was used from July 28, 2006 to 2019.
Tomislav �ipek, 8 October 2021

Borovskoe (seat Borovoy)

Current flag image by Tomislav �ipek, 10 October 2021

Flag used from 2011 to 2013 image by Tomislav �ipek, 10 October 2021

Kalevalskoe (seat Kalevala, district capital)

image by Tomislav �ipek, 10 October 2021

Lyuusalmskoe (seat Lyuusalmi)

image by Tomislav �ipek, 10 October 2021