Konoshsky District

Konoshsky District (English) Коношский район (Russian)
Location of Konoshsky District within the Arkhangelsk Oblast
Coordinates:
	Coat of Arms of Konoshsky District
Administrative status
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Arkhangelsk Oblast
Administrative center	urban-type settlement of Konosha[1]
# of cities/towns	0[1]
# of urban-type settlements	1[1]
# of Selsoviets	10[1]
Municipal status (as of July 2011)
Municipally incorporated as	Konoshsky Municipal District[2]
- # of urban settlements	1[2]
- # of rural settlements	7[2]
Statistics
Area	8,500 km2 (3,300 sq mi)[3]
Population (2010 Census, preliminary)	26,101 inhabitants[4]
Population (2002 Census)	31,067 inhabitants[5]
- Urban population	69.5%
- Rural population	30.5%
Density	3 /km2 (7.8 /sq mi)[6]
Time zone	MSD (UTC+04:00)[7]
Established	March 21-22, 1935
Official website

Konoshsky District (Russian: Коношский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.^[8] Municipally, it is incorporated as Konoshsky Municipal District.^[2] It is located in the southwest of the oblast and borders with Nyandomsky District in the north, Velsky District in the east, Verkhovazhsky, Vozhegodsky, and Kirillovsky Districts of Vologda Oblast in the south, and Kargopolsky District in the west. Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Konosha.^[1] District's population: 26,101 (2010 Census preliminary results);^[4] 31,067 (2002 Census);^[5] 42,136 (1989 Census).^[9] Population of Konosha accounts for 47.6% of the district's population.^[4]

Contents 1 History 2 Location and geography 3 Divisions 3.1 Administrative divisions 3.2 Municipal divisions 4 Economy 4.1 Industry 4.2 Agriculture 4.3 Transport 5 Culture and recreation 6 References 6.1 Notes 6.2 Sources 7 External links

History

The area was originally populated by the Finno-Ugric peoples and then colonized by the Novgorod Republic. After the fall of Novgorod, the area became a part of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. In the course of the administrative reform carried out in 1708 by Peter the Great, the area was split between Ingermanland Governorate (known from 1710 as Saint Petersburg Governorate), and from 1727, a separate Novgorod Governorate (west) and Archangelgorod Governorate (east). In 1780, Arkhangelogorod Governorate was abolished and transformed into Vologda Viceroyalty and in 1796 the latter was split into Arkhangelsk and Vologda Governorates. What is now Konoshsky District was then split between Kargopolsky Uyezd of Olonets Governorate, Kirillovsky Uyezd of Novgorod Governorate, and Velsky and Kadnikovsky Uyezds of Vologda Governorate. On July 15, 1929, the uyezds were abolished, the governorates merged into the Northern Krai, and Konoshsky District was established among others. It became a part of Nyandoma Okrug of Northern Krai.^[10]

In the following years, the first-level administrative division of Russia kept changing. In 1930, the okrug was abolished, and the district became subordinate to the central administration of Northern Krai. In 1931, Konoshsky District was abolished, but it was re-created on March 21-22, 1935.^[11] In 1936, the krai itself was transformed into Northern Oblast. In 1937, Northern Oblast was split into Arkhangelsk Oblast and Vologda Oblast. Konoshsky District remained in Arkhangelsk Oblast ever since.

Location and geography

The district is divided between the basins of the Onega, the Sukhona, and the Vaga Rivers, although none of these rivers flows through the district. The northwestern part of Konoshsky District drains into the Onega, with the major river here being the Voloshka. The northwestern shore of Lake Vozhe, also in the river basin of the Onega, belongs to Konoshsky District, but the lake itself is in Vologda Oblast. The Kubena River, which drains into Kubenskoye Lake (from which the Sukhona flows out) has its source in the district. The east of the district drains into the river basin of the Vel, and minor areas in the southwest belong to the basin of the Pezhma, another left tributary of the Vaga.

The major part of the district is covered by coniferous forests (taiga).

Divisions

Administrative divisions

Administratively, the district is divided into ten selsoviets and one urban-type settlement (Konosha).^[1] Three inhabited localities which previously had a status of an urban-type settlement were downgraded to rural status in 2006. These are Podyuga, Voloshka, and Yertsevo. The following selsoviets have been established (the administrative centers are given in parentheses):

• Danilovsky (Konosha);
• Glubokovsky (Sosnovka);
• Khmelnitsky (Papinskaya);
• Klimovsky (Klimovskaya);
• Podyuzhsky (Podyuga);
• Tavrengsky (Ponomaryovskaya);
• Vadyinsky (Toporovskaya);
• Vokhtomsky (Fominsky);
• Voloshsky (Voloshka);
• Yertsevsky (Yertsevo).

Municipal divisions

Municipally, the district is divided into one urban settlement and seven rural settlements (the administrative centers are given in parentheses):^[2]

• Konoshskoye Urban Settlement (Konosha);
• Klimovskoye Rural Settlement (Klimovskaya);
• Mirny Rural Settlement (Mirny railway station);
• Podyuzhskoye Rural Settlement (Podyuga);
• Tavrengskoye Rural Settlement (Ponomaryovskaya);
• Vokhtomskoye Rural Settlement (Fominsky);
• Voloshskoye Rural Settlement (Voloshka);
• Yertsevskoye Rural Settlement (Yertsevo).

Economy

Industry

In 2009, the most important industry in the district was timber industry (52.7% of GDP), followed by the energy development (40.8%) and by the food industry (6.4%).^[12]

Agriculture

In 2008, thirty-five farms and two agricultural companies were registered in the district. They were growing crops, potatoes, and cereals, as well as produced milk.^[13]

Transport

There are paved roads in the district, connecting Konosha with Velsk in the east and Nyandoma in the north. The road to Vozhega in the south has an unpaved stretch.

Konosha is a major railway hub. It is located on the railway line between Moscow and Arkhangelsk (built in the south-north direction), and in Konosha, the line to Kotlas which eventually continues to Vorkuta branches off to the east. The line from Moscow to Arkhangelsk uses the alternating current, whereas the stretch to Vorkuta does not have electrification, therefore all trains from Moscow in the direction of Vorkuta have to change the locomotive and stop in Konosha for about 20 minutes.

Culture and recreation

The district contains nine objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local importance.^[14] Most of these are wooden rural houses built prior to 1917.

The only state museum in the district is Konoshsky District Museum, open in 2003.^[15]

In 1964-1965, the future literature Nobel Prize winner Joseph Brodsky was exiled to the village of Norenskaya of Konoshsky District after being charged with social parasitism and convicted to eighteen months of hard labor. In 1965, the sentence was commuted. In the exile, Brodsky chopped wood and also studied Russian and American literature.

References

Notes

Sources

• Архангельское областное Собрание депутатов. Областной закон №65-5-ОЗ от 23 сентября 2009 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Архангельской области», в ред. Областного закона №150-12-ОЗ от 4 мая 2010 г «О внесении изменений и дополнений в отдельные областные законы». Вступил в силу через десять дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Волна", №43, 6 октября 2009 г. (Arkhangelsk Oblast Council of Deputies. Oblast Law #65-5-OZ of September 23, 2009 On the Administrative and Territorial Structure of Arkhangelsk Oblast, as amended by the Oblast Law #150-12-OZ of May 4, 2010 On Amending and Supplementing Certain Oblast Laws. Effective as of the day ten days after the official publication).
• Архангельское областное Собрание депутатов. Областной закон №258-внеоч.-ОЗ от 23 сентября 2004 г. «О статусе и границах территорий муниципальных образований в Архангельской области (текст в ред. от 15 февраля 2010 г.)», в ред. Областного закона №309-23-ОЗ от 7 июля 2011 г «О внесении изменений и дополнений в отдельные Областные законы в сфере организации и осуществления местного самоуправления». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Волна", №38, 8 октября 2004 г. (Arkhangelsk Oblast Council of Deputies. Oblast Law #258-vneoch.-OZ of September 23, 2004 On the Status and Borders of the Territories of the Municipal Formations in Arkhangelsk Oblast (text of rev. of February 15, 2010), as amended by the Oblast Law #309-23-OZ of July 7, 2011 On Amending and Supplementing Several Oblast Laws on the Subject of Organization and Implementation of the Local Self-Government. Effective as of the day of the official publication).

External links

• "Официальный сайт администрации муниципального образования "Коношский муниципальный район" / Official website of the district administration" (in Russian). http://www.konosha.ru/. Retrieved September 6, 2011. 

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