Muyezersky (Russian: Муезе́рский; Karelian: Mujehd'ärvi; Finnish: Mujejärvi) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Muyezersky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the Muyezerka River (Kem's basin), 375 kilometers (233 mi) northwest of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the republic.

[2] Soviet Union 1930s–1941 Republic of Finland 1941–1944 Soviet Union 1944–1991 Russian Federation 1991–present It was founded in the end of the 1930s due to the construction of Rugozersky timber industry enterprise.

[citation needed] It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1965.

[citation needed] Within the framework of administrative divisions, Muyezersky serves as the administrative center of Muyezersky District, of which it is a part.

[1] As a municipal division, Muyezersky is incorporated within Muyezersky Municipal District[3] as Muyezerskoye Urban Settlement.