Olonets (Russian:Оло́нец; Karelian:Aunus, Anuksenlinnu; Finnish:Aunus, Aunuksenlinna or Aunuksenkaupunki) is a town and the administrative center of Olonetsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the Olonka River to the east from Lake Ladoga. Population: 9,056(2010 Census);10,240(2002 Census);11,888(**** Census).