Administrative divisions of Arkhangelsk Oblast
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| Arkhangelsk Oblast Arkhangelsk Oblast Arkhangelsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It includes the Arctic archipelagos of Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya, as well as the Solovetsky Islands in the White Sea.... , Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
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| Administrative center: Arkhangelsk Arkhangelsk Arkhangelsk , formerly known as Archangel in English, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea in the north of European Russia. The city spreads for over along the banks of the river... |
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| # of districts Raion A raion is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet countries. The term, which is from French rayon 'honeycomb, department,' describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is commonly translated in English as "district"... (районы) |
20 |
| # of cities and towns (города) |
13 |
| # of urban-type settlement Urban-type settlement Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union... s (посёлки городского типа) |
19 |
| # of selsovets (сельсоветы) |
241 |
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| # of rural localities (сельские населённые пункты) |
3,914 |
| # of uninhabited rural localities (сельские населённые пункты без населения) |
547 |
Administratively, Arkhangelsk Oblast
Arkhangelsk Oblast
Arkhangelsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It includes the Arctic archipelagos of Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya, as well as the Solovetsky Islands in the White Sea....
is divided into six cities and towns of oblast significance, twenty-one districts
Raion
A raion is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet countries. The term, which is from French rayon 'honeycomb, department,' describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is commonly translated in English as "district"...
, and two island territories (Franz Joseph Land and Victoria Island
Victoria Island (Russian Arctic)
Victoria Island is a small Arctic island situated at 80°9'N 36°46'E, halfway between the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard and the Russian archipelago of Franz Josef Land. This westernmost of all Russian Arctic islands is about 14 km² and almost completely covered with ice...
). Besides, Mirny
Mirny, Arkhangelsk Oblast
Mirny is a closed town in the west of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, serving the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. Administratively, it is incorporated as a town of oblast significance, while municipally, it is incorporated as Mirny Urban Okrug of Arkhangelsk Oblast...
is a town under the federal government management.
In terms of the area, the biggest administrative districts are Novaya Zemlya
Novaya Zemlya
Novaya Zemlya , also known in Dutch as Nova Zembla and in Norwegian as , is an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean in the north of Russia and the extreme northeast of Europe, the easternmost point of Europe lying at Cape Flissingsky on the northern island...
(90650 square kilometres (35,000.2 sq mi)) and Mezensky District
Mezensky District
Mezensky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Mezensky Municipal District...
(34400 square kilometres (13,281.9 sq mi)). The smallest one is Solovetsky District.
In terms of the population, the biggest administrative district is Velsky District
Velsky District
Velsky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Velsky Municipal District...
(61,819 in 2002), the smallest ones are Solovetsky District (968), Novaya Zemlya (2716), and Leshukonsky District
Leshukonsky District
Leshukonsky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Leshukonsky Municipal District...
(10,708).
Administrative divisions
- Towns under the federal government management:
- MirnyMirny, Arkhangelsk OblastMirny is a closed town in the west of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, serving the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. Administratively, it is incorporated as a town of oblast significance, while municipally, it is incorporated as Mirny Urban Okrug of Arkhangelsk Oblast...
(Мирный)
- Mirny
- Cities and towns under the oblast's jurisdiction:
- ArkhangelskArkhangelskArkhangelsk , formerly known as Archangel in English, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea in the north of European Russia. The city spreads for over along the banks of the river...
(Архангельск) (administrative center)- City territorial okrugs:
- Isakogorsky (Исакогорский)
- Lomonosovsky (Ломоносовский)
- Maymaksansky (Маймаксанский)
- Mayskaya Gorka (Майская Горка)
- Oktyabrsky (Октябрьский)
- Severny (Северный)
- Solombalsky (Соломбальский)
- Tsiglomensky (Цигломенский)
- Varavino-Faktoriya (Варавино-Фактория)
- City territorial okrugs:
- KoryazhmaKoryazhmaKoryazhma is a town in the southeast of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Vychegda River east of Kotlas, at the confluence of the Bolshaya Koryazhemka River. Municipally, it is incorporated as Koryazhma Urban Okrug...
(Коряжма) - KotlasKotlasKotlas is a town in the southeast of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, situated at the confluence of the Northern Dvina and Vychegda Rivers. Administratively, it is incorporated as a town of oblast significance . It also serves as the administrative center of Kotlassky District, by which it is...
(Котлас)- Urban-type settlements under the town's jurisdiction:
- VychegodskyVychegodskyVychegodsky is an urban locality under the administrative jurisdiction of Kotlas Town of Oblast Significance, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeastern part of the oblast on the left-hand bank of the Vychegda River, east of Kotlas. Population: Vychegodsky was founded in 1942...
(Вычегодский)
- Vychegodsky
- Urban-type settlements under the town's jurisdiction:
- NovodvinskNovodvinskNovodvinsk is a town in the north of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Northern Dvina River, south of Arkhangelsk. Administratively, it is incorporated as a town of oblast significance , while municipally, it is incorporated as Novodvinsk Urban Okrug...
(Новодвинск) - Onega (Онега)
- SeverodvinskSeverodvinskSeverodvinsk is a city in the north of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located in the delta of the Northern Dvina River, west of Arkhangelsk. Administratively, it is incorporated as a town of oblast significance . Municipally, it is incorporated as Severodvinsk Urban Okrug. The city was founded as...
(Северодвинск)- with 2 selsovets under the city's jurisdiction.
- Arkhangelsk
- Districts:
- Kargopolsky (Каргопольский)
- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- KargopolKargopol-Culture and recreation:Today, Kargopol is a sleepy historical town adjoining the Kenozyorsky National Park. It is best known in Russia for Kargopol toys , which are small, simple clay figures painted in traditional style....
(Каргополь)
- Kargopol
- with 12 selsovets under the district's jurisdiction.
- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- Kholmogorsky (Холмогорский)
- with 18 selsovets under the district's jurisdiction.
- Konoshsky (Коношский)
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- KonoshaKonoshaKonosha is an urban locality Konosha is an urban locality Konosha is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement and the administrative center of Konoshsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Konosha River, south of Arkhangelsk. It also serves as the administrative center of...
(Коноша)
- Konosha
- with 10 selsovets under the district's jurisdiction.
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Kotlassky (Котласский)
- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- SolvychegodskSolvychegodskSolvychegodsk is a town in the southern part of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right-hand bank of the Vychegda River northeast of Kotlas. Administratively, it is a part of Kotlassky District. Municipally, it is incorporated as Solvychegodskoye Urban Settlement of Kotlassky Municipal...
(Сольвычегодск)
- Solvychegodsk
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- PrivodinoPrivodinoPrivodino is an urban locality in Kotlassky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Northern Dvina River from Kotlas. Municipally, it is the administrative center of Privodinskoye Urban Settlement, one of the three urban settlements in the district. Population:...
(Приводино) - ShipitsynoShipitsynoShipitsyno is an urban locality in Kotlassky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Northern Dvina River from Kotlas. Municipally, it is the administrative center of Shipitsynskoye Urban Settlement, one of the three urban settlements in the district...
(Шипицыно)
- Privodino
- with 12 selsovets under the district's jurisdiction.
- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- KrasnoborskyKrasnoborsky DistrictKrasnoborsky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Krasnoborsky Municipal District...
(Красноборский)- with 10 selsovets under the district's jurisdiction.
- LenskyLensky District, Arkhangelsk OblastLensky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Lensky Municipal District...
(Ленский)- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- UrdomaUrdomaUrdoma is an urban locality in Lensky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Verkhnyaya Lupya River, a tributary of the Vychegda. Municipally, it is the administrative center of Urdomskoye Urban Settlement, the only urban settlement in the district...
(Урдома)
- Urdoma
- with 9 selsovets under the district's jurisdiction.
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- LeshukonskyLeshukonsky DistrictLeshukonsky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Leshukonsky Municipal District...
(Лешуконский)- with 7 selsovets under the district's jurisdiction.
- MezenskyMezensky DistrictMezensky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Mezensky Municipal District...
(Мезенский)- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- MezenMezen-See also:*Administrative divisions of Arkhangelsk Oblast...
(Мезень)
- Mezen
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- KamenkaKamenka, Arkhangelsk OblastKamenka is an urban locality in Mezensky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Mezen River at the mouth of the Kamenka River , some northwest of Mezen...
(Каменка)
- Kamenka
- with 13 selsovets under the district's jurisdiction.
- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- Novaya Zemlya DistrictNovaya ZemlyaNovaya Zemlya , also known in Dutch as Nova Zembla and in Norwegian as , is an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean in the north of Russia and the extreme northeast of Europe, the easternmost point of Europe lying at Cape Flissingsky on the northern island...
(Новая Земля)- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Belushya GubaBelushya GubaBelushya Guba is an urban locality and the administrative center of Novaya Zemlya District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located in the southwestern portion of the Southern Island of the Novaya Zemlya arctic archipelago. Population:...
(Белушья Губа)
- Belushya Guba
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- NyandomskyNyandomsky DistrictNyandomsky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Nyandomsky Municipal District...
(Няндомский)- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- Nyandoma (Няндома)
- with 8 selsovets under the district's jurisdiction.
- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- OnezhskyOnezhsky DistrictOnezhsky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Onezhsky Municipal District...
(Онежский)- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- MaloshuykaMaloshuykaMaloshuyka is an urban locality in Onezhsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Maloshuyka River off the White Sea coast and southwest of the town of Onega. Municipally, it is the administrative center of Maloshuyskoye Urban Settlement, one of the two urban settlements in the...
(Малошуйка)
- Maloshuyka
- with 13 selsovets under the district's jurisdiction.
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- PinezhskyPinezhsky DistrictPinezhsky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Pinezhsky Municipal District...
(Пинежский)- with 17 selsovets under the district's jurisdiction.
- Plesetsky (Плесецкий)
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- ObozerskyObozerskyObozersky is an urban locality in Plesetsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the upper Vaymuga River, a triburaty of the Yemtsa River in the Northern Dvina basin. Obozersky lies south of Arkhangelsk . The name of the settlement originates from Lake Obozero, located south of...
(Обозерский) - OksovskyOksovskyOksovsky is an urban locality in Plesetsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located west of Plesetsk, on the right bank of the Onega River. Municipally, it is the administrative center of Oksovskoye Urban Settlement, one of the eight urban settlements in the district...
(Оксовский) - PlesetskPlesetskPlesetsk is an urban locality Plesetsk is an urban locality Plesetsk is an urban locality (a work settlement and the administrative center of Plesetsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, situated about northeast of Moscow and south of Arkhangelsk. Municipally, it is the administrative...
(Плесецк) - PuksoozeroPuksoozeroPuksoozero is an urban locality in Plesetsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located southeast of Plesetsk, on Lake Puksoozero, at the source of the Puksa River, the left tributary of the Mekhrenga River. Municipally, it is the administrative center of Puksoozerskoye Urban Settlement,...
(Пуксоозеро) - SamodedSamodedSamoded is an urban locality in the northern part of Plesetsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on both banks of the Vaymuga River, a tributary of the Yemtsa River. Municipally, it is the administrative center of Samodedskoye Urban Settlement, one of the eight urban settlements in...
(Самодед) - SavinskySavinskySavinsky is an urban locality in Plesetsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located northwest of Plesetsk and west of the Sheleksa railway station, on the right bank of the Yemtsa River. Municipally, it is the administrative center of Savinskoye Urban Settlement, one of the eight urban...
(Савинский) - SeveroonezhskSeveroonezhskSeveroonezhsk is an urban locality in Plesetsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located west of the town of Mirny, on the left bank of the Onega River. Municipally, it is the administrative center of Severoonezhskoye Urban Settlement, one of the eight urban settlements in the district...
(Североонежск) - YemtsaYemtsaYemtsa is an urban locality in Plesetsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located north of Plesetsk and south of Arkhangelsk. Municipally, it is the administrative center of Yemtsovskoye Urban Settlement, one of the eight urban settlements in the district. Population:...
(Емца)
- Obozersky
- with 11 selsovets under the district's jurisdiction.
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- PrimorskyPrimorsky District, Arkhangelsk OblastPrimorsky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Primorsky Municipal District...
(Приморский)- with 17 selsovets under the district's jurisdiction.
- ShenkurskyShenkursky DistrictShenkursky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Shenkursky Municipal District...
(Шенкурский)- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- ShenkurskShenkurskShenkursk is a town and the administrative center of Shenkursky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Vaga River. Municipally, it is incorporated as Shenkurskoye Urban Settlement of Shenkursky Municipal District. Population:...
(Шенкурск)
- Shenkursk
- with 12 selsovets under the district's jurisdiction.
- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- Solovetsky (Соловецкий)
- UstyanskyUstyansky DistrictUstyansky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Ustyansky Municipal District...
(Устьянский)- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- OktyabrskyOktyabrsky, Arkhangelsk OblastOktyabrsky , is an urban locality and the administrative center of Ustyansky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Ustya River. Municipally, it is the administrative center of Oktyabrskoye Urban Settlement, the only urban settlement in the district...
(Октябрьский)
- Oktyabrsky
- with 17 selsovets under the district's jurisdiction.
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- VelskyVelsky DistrictVelsky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Velsky Municipal District...
(Вельский)- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- Velsk (Вельск)
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- KuloyKuloyKuloy is an urban locality in Velsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Kuloy River, from Arkhangelsk and from Velsk, the administrative center of the district. Area: ~. Population: -History:...
(Кулой)
- Kuloy
- with 20 selsovets under the district's jurisdiction.
- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- VerkhnetoyemskyVerkhnetoyemsky DistrictVerkhnetoyemsky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Verkhnetoyemsky Municipal District...
(Верхнетоемский)- with 14 selsovets under the district's jurisdiction.
- VilegodskyVilegodsky DistrictVilegodsky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Vilegodsky Municipal District...
(Вилегодский)- with 6 selsovets under the district's jurisdiction.
- VinogradovskyVinogradovsky DistrictVinogradovsky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Vinogradovsky Municipal District...
(Виноградовский)- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- BereznikBereznikBereznik , also known as Dvinskoy Bereznik is an urban type settlement and the administrative center of Vinogradovsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Northern Dvina River, southeast of Kholmogorskaya railway station and away from Arkhangelsk...
(Березник)
- Bereznik
- with 13 selsovets under the district's jurisdiction.
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Kargopolsky (Каргопольский)
- Island territories:
- Franz Josef LandFranz Josef LandFranz Josef Land, Franz Joseph Land, or Francis Joseph's Land is an archipelago located in the far north of Russia. It is found in the Arctic Ocean north of Novaya Zemlya and east of Svalbard, and is administered by Arkhangelsk Oblast. Franz Josef Land consists of 191 ice-covered islands with a...
(Земля Франца-Иосифа) - Victoria IslandVictoria Island (Russian Arctic)Victoria Island is a small Arctic island situated at 80°9'N 36°46'E, halfway between the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard and the Russian archipelago of Franz Josef Land. This westernmost of all Russian Arctic islands is about 14 km² and almost completely covered with ice...
(остров Виктория)
- Franz Josef Land
Differences with municipal divisions
Most of the administrative districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast are municipally incorporated as municipal districts, and most of the cities and towns of oblast significance are municipally incorporated as urban okrugs. There are, however, several exceptions,- The town of Onega is municipally incorporated as Onezhsky Urban Settlement of Onezhsky Municipal District;
- The town of Mirny is municipally incorporated as Mirny Urban Okrug;
- Solovetsky District is municipally incorporated as Solovetskoye Rural Settlement of Primorsky Municipal District;
- Novaya Zemlya District is municipally incorporated as Novaya Zemlya Urban Okrug;
- The island territories of Franz Joseph Land and Victoria Island are municipally incorporated into Primorsky Municipal District.
History
, 1708 TsarTsar
Tsar is a title used to designate certain European Slavic monarchs or supreme rulers. As a system of government in the Tsardom of Russia and Russian Empire, it is known as Tsarist autocracy, or Tsarism...
Peter the Great issued an edict
Ukase
A ukase , in Imperial Russia, was a proclamation of the tsar, government, or a religious leader that had the force of law...
which established seven governorates. The description of the borders of the governorates was not given; instead, their area was defined as a set of towns and the lands adjacent to those towns. In the present area of Arkhangelsk oblast, two of the governorates — Archangelgorod Governorate
Archangelgorod Governorate
Archangelgorod Governorate , or the Government of Archangelgorod, was an administrative division of the Russian Empire, which existed from 1708 until 1780. Its seat was in Archangel...
and Ingermanland Governorate — were located. The governorates were subdivided into uyezd
Uyezd
Uyezd or uezd was an administrative subdivision of Rus', Muscovy, Russian Empire, and the early Russian SFSR which was in use from the 13th century. Uyezds for most of the history in Russia were a secondary-level of administrative division...
s, and uyezds into volost
Volost
Volost was a traditional administrative subdivision in Eastern Europe.In earlier East Slavic history, volost was a name for the territory ruled by the knyaz, a principality; either as an absolute ruler or with varying degree of autonomy from the Velikiy Knyaz...
s.
The centers of the following uyezds of Archangelgorod Governorate were located in the present-day area of Arkhangelsk Oblast,
- Arkhangelskoy Uyezd (the administrative center was ArkhangelskArkhangelskArkhangelsk , formerly known as Archangel in English, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea in the north of European Russia. The city spreads for over along the banks of the river...
oy); - Kevrolsky Uyezd (Kevrol);
- Mezensky Uyezd (MezenMezen-See also:*Administrative divisions of Arkhangelsk Oblast...
); - Solvychegodsky Uyezd (Sol VychegodskayaSolvychegodskSolvychegodsk is a town in the southern part of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right-hand bank of the Vychegda River northeast of Kotlas. Administratively, it is a part of Kotlassky District. Municipally, it is incorporated as Solvychegodskoye Urban Settlement of Kotlassky Municipal...
); - UstyaUstya RiverThe Ustya is a river in Kotlassky, Krasnoborsky, Ustyansky, and Velsky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. A very short portion of the river also forms the boundary between Kotlassky District and Velikoustyuzhsky District of Vologda Oblast. It is a right tributary of the Vaga River. The...
volosts; - Vazhsky Uyezd (ShenkurskShenkurskShenkursk is a town and the administrative center of Shenkursky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Vaga River. Municipally, it is incorporated as Shenkurskoye Urban Settlement of Shenkursky Municipal District. Population:...
);
Pustozyorsky Uyezd (with the center in Pustozerskoy
Pustozyorsk
Pustozyorsk was the administrative center of Yugra and Pechora krais of Muscovy and Imperial Russia. It was situated in what is today Nenets Autonomous Okrug of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia....
) was located in what is now Nenets Autonomous Okrug.
On , 1719, the governorate was divided into provinces: Archangelgorod, Vologda, Galich, and Ustyug. Simultaneously, Yarensky Uyezd with the administrative center of Yarensk
Yarensk
Yarensk is a selo of 4,100 people located on the bank of the Vychegda River near its confluence with the Yarenga. It is the center of Lensky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast....
was moved from Siberia Governorate
Siberia Governorate
Siberia Governorate was an administrative division of the Russian Empire, which existed from 1708 until 1782. Its seat was in Tobolsk . The governorate was located in the east of Russian Empire and bordered China in the south, Kazan Governorate in the south-west, and Archangelgorod Governorate in...
to Archangelgorod Governorate. The uyezds were transformed into districts, however, in 1727 the districts were transformed back into uyezds. 1780 the Archangelgorod Governorate was transformed into Vologda Viceroyalty
Vologda Viceroyalty
Vologda Viceroyalty was an administrative division of the Russian Empire, which existed in 1780–1796.The viceroyalty was established by a decree of Catherine II on , 1780...
. In 1796, the viceroyalty was split into Arkhangelsk
Arkhangelsk Governorate
Archangelsk Governorate was an administrative division of the Russian Empire, which existed from 1796 until 1929. Its seat was in Arkhangelsk...
and Vologda Governorate
Vologda Governorate
The Vologda Governorate or Government of Vologda was a guberniya in the historical northern region of the European part of Russian Empire.In its size it was second right after the neighboring Archangelgorod Governorate...
s, the latter one including the areas currently in the south-east of the Oblast. In 1918, these areas were split off from the Vologda Governorate and moved to the newly established Northern Dvina Governorate
Northern Dvina Governorate
Northern Dvina Governorate was a governorate of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1918 to 1929. Its seat was in the city of Veliky Ustyug. The governorate was located in the North of European Russia, and its territory is currently divided between Arkhangelsk, Vologda,...
. The administrative center of the governorate was Veliky Ustyug
Veliky Ustyug
Veliky Ustyug is a town in the northeast of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Sukhona and Yug Rivers. Administratively, it is incorporated as a town of oblast significance . It also serves as the administrative center of Velikoustyugsky District, by which it is completely...
.
The southwestern part of Arkhangelsk Oblast in 1708 became Kargopolsky Uyezd of Ingermanland Governorate (from 1710, Saint Petersburg Governorate
Saint Petersburg Governorate
Saint Petersburg Governorate , or Government of Saint Petersburg, was an administrative division of the Russian Empire, which existed in 1708–1927....
), with the center in the town of Kargopol
Kargopol
-Culture and recreation:Today, Kargopol is a sleepy historical town adjoining the Kenozyorsky National Park. It is best known in Russia for Kargopol toys , which are small, simple clay figures painted in traditional style....
. In 1727, it moved to the newly established Novgorod Governorate
Novgorod Governorate
Novgorod Governorate , or Government of Novgorod, was a governorate of the Russian Empire.The governorate was established in 1727 from Belozersk, Novgorod, Pskov, Tver, and Velikiye Luki Provinces of the St. Petersburg Governorate and existed until 1927, when its territory was included into...
. After a number of administrative reforms, in 1801 it ended up as one the four uyezds of newly established Olonets Governorate
Olonets Governorate
The Olonets Governorate or Government of Olonets was a guberniya of north-western Imperial Russia, extending from Lake Ladoga almost to the White Sea, bounded W. by Finland, N. and E. by Arkhangelsk and Vologda, and S. by Novgorod and St. Petersburg...
.
In 1924, the uyezds of Northern Dvina Governorate were abolished in favor of the new divisions, the districts (raions). Arkhangelsk and Olonets Governorates retained the uyezd division till 1929. On July 15, 1929 the uyezds in these two governorates were abolished, and all areas which currently belong to Arkhangelsk Oblast, together with other areas, merged into the Northern Krai
Northern Krai
Northern Krai was a krai of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1929 to 1936. Its seat was in the city of Arkhangelsk...
. The Krai consisted of the Komi-Zyryan Autonomous Oblast
Komi-Zyryan Autonomous Oblast
Komi-Zyryan Autonomous Oblast, one of several autonomous oblast's that existed in the former Soviet Union, was created August 22, 1921. It was the predecessor of the Komi Republic. The seat of the Oblast was located in Ust-Sysolsk ....
, a number of islands in the Arctic Ocean, as well as five administrative districts (okrug
Okrug
Okrug is an administrative division of some Slavic states. The word "okrug" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "district", or "region"....
s),
- Arkhangelsky Okrug (with the seat located in ArkhangelskArkhangelskArkhangelsk , formerly known as Archangel in English, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea in the north of European Russia. The city spreads for over along the banks of the river...
; - Nenetsky Okrug (with the borders and the seat to be defined);
- Northern Dvina Okrug (Veliky UstyugVeliky UstyugVeliky Ustyug is a town in the northeast of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Sukhona and Yug Rivers. Administratively, it is incorporated as a town of oblast significance . It also serves as the administrative center of Velikoustyugsky District, by which it is completely...
); - Nyandomsky Okrug (Nyandoma);
- Vologodsky Okrug (VologdaVologdaVologda is a city and the administrative, cultural, and scientific center of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the Vologda River. The city is a major transport knot of the Northwest of Russia. Vologda is among the Russian cities possessing an especially valuable historical heritage...
).
All these okrugs (except for the Nenets Okrug) were divided into districts. In 1930, the okrugs were abolished, and the districts became directly subordinate to the Northern Krai. In 1936, according to the new Soviet Constitution
1936 Soviet Constitution
The 1936 Soviet constitution, adopted on December 5, 1936, and also known as the "Stalin" constitution, redesigned the government of the Soviet Union.- Basic provisions :...
, the Northern Krai was transformed into Northern Oblast. In 1937, Northern Oblast was split into Arkhangelsk Oblast and Vologda Oblast
Vologda Oblast
Vologda Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is Vologda. The largest city is Cherepovets.Vologda Oblast is rich in historic monuments, such as the magnificent Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, Ferapontov Convent , medieval towns of Velikiy Ustyug and Belozersk, baroque...
. In 1941, three districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast — Oparinsky
Oparinsky District
Oparinsky District is an administrative district , one of the 39 in Kirov Oblast, Russia....
, Lalsky
Luzsky District
Luzsky District is an administrative district , one of the 39 in Kirov Oblast, Russia....
, and Podosinovsky District
Podosinovsky District
Podosinovsky District is an administrative district , one of the 39 in Kirov Oblast, Russia....
s — were transferred to Kirov Oblast
Kirov Oblast
Kirov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Kirov. Population: -History:In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Vyatka remained a place of exile for opponents of the tsarist regime, including many prominent revolutionary figures.In 1920, a number of...
. During the attempted administrative reform in 1963, districts were subdivided into urban and rural districts. The reform was abandoned in 1965, and the division into districts was restored. On March 23, 1987 Solovetsky District was established, and in 2001, Novaya Zemlya obtained the district status.
Abolished districts
After 1929 (with the exception of the aborted reform of 1963-1965) borders between the districts sometimes were modified, and as a result some of the districts were abolished,- Arkhangelsky District (the administrative center in the city of Arkhangelsk), established in 1952, abolished in 1955, merged into Primorsky District;
- Belomorsky District (selo of Pertominsk), established in 1940, abolished in 1958, the area was divided between Primorsky and Onezhsky Districts;
- Chekuyevsky District (selo of Chekuyevo), established in 1929, abolished in 1931, the area was divided between Plesetsky and Onezhsky Districts;
- Cherevkovsky District (selo of Cherevkovo), established in 1924, abolished in 1959, the area was divided between Krasnoborsky, Verkhnetoyemsky, and Ustyansky districts;
- Karpogorsky District (selo of KarpogoryKarpogoryKarpogory is a rural locality and the administrative center of Pinezhsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Pinega River. It also serves as the administrative center of Karpogorsky Selsoviet, one of the seventeen selsoviets into which the district is...
), established in 1929, abolished in 1959, merged into Pinezhsky District, with the simultaneous transfer of the district center to Karpogory; - Priozyorny District (selo of Konyovo), established in 1929, abolished in 1963, merged into Plesetsky District;
- Rovdinsky District (selo of Rovdino), established in 1929, abolished in 1931, reestablished in 1935, abolished in 1959, the area was split between Shenkursky and Velsky Districts;
- Solvychegodsky District (town of SolvychegodskSolvychegodskSolvychegodsk is a town in the southern part of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right-hand bank of the Vychegda River northeast of Kotlas. Administratively, it is a part of Kotlassky District. Municipally, it is incorporated as Solvychegodskoye Urban Settlement of Kotlassky Municipal...
), established in 1938, abolished in 1958, merged into Kotlassky District; - Yemetsky District (selo of Yemetsk), established in 1929, abolished in 1959, merged into Kholmogorsky District.