Pinezhsky District

Pinezhsky District (English) Пинежский район (Russian)
Location of Pinezhsky District within Arkhangelsk Oblast
Coordinates:
Administrative status
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Arkhangelsk Oblast
Administrative center	selo of Karpogory[1]
# of selsoviets	17[1]
Municipal status (as of July 2011)
Municipally incorporated as	Pinezhsky Municipal District[2]
- # of urban settlements	0[2]
- # of rural settlements	15[2]
Statistics
Area	32,100 km2 (12,400 sq mi)[3]
Population (2010 Census, preliminary)	26,976 inhabitants[4]
Population (2002 Census)	33,516 inhabitants[5]
- Urban population	0%
- Rural population	100%
Density	1 /km2 (2.6 /sq mi)[6]
Time zone	MSD (UTC+04:00)[7]
Established	July 15, 1929
Official website[8]

Pinezhsky District (Russian: Пинежский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.^[9] Municipally, it is incorporated as Pinezhsky Municipal District.^[2] It is located in the northeastern part of the oblast and borders with Mezensky District in the north, Leshukonsky District and Udorsky District of the Komi Republic in the east, Verkhnetoyemsky District in the south, Vinogradovsky District in the southwest, Kholmogorsky District in the west, and Primorsky District in the northwest. Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Karpogory.^[1] District's population: 26,976 (2010 Census preliminary results);^[4] 33,516 (2002 Census);^[5] 40,486 (1989 Census).^[10] Population of Karpogory accounts for 13.8% of the district's population.^[5]

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 included into Archangelgorod Governorate, with the creation of Kevrolsky Uyezd. The center of the uyezd was located in Kevrola, now a village. In 1780, the governorate was abolished and transformed into Vologda Viceroyalty, with the creation of Pinezhsky Uyezd in place of Kevrolsky Uyezd. The center of the uyezd was in Pinega. In 1796, Pinezhsky Uyezd was transferred to Arkhangelsk Governorate. In 1925, the town of Pinega, while still being the center of the uyezd, was downgraded to a selo. In February 1927, Pinezhsky Uyezd was abolished and merged into Arkhangelsky Uyezd.

In 1929, several governorates were merged into Northern Krai. On July 15, 1929, the uyezds were abolished and Pinezhsky District was established. Pinezhsky District became a part of Arkhangelsk Okrug of Northern Krai. At the same time, Karpogorsky District, with the center in the selo of Karpogory, was established. In 1959, Karpogorsky and Pinezhsky Districts were merged into one district with the administrative center located in Karpogory.^[11][12]

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 1936, the krai itself was transformed into Northern Oblast. In 1937, Northern Oblast was split into Arkhangelsk Oblast and Vologda Oblast. Pinezhsky District remained in Arkhangelsk Oblast ever since.

Location and geography

The district is elongated from the northwest to the southeast; the major part of it belongs to the river basin of the Pinega which divides the districts into roughly equal areas.

The main Pinega tributaries within the district are the Yula (left), the Pokshenga (left), and the Yezhuga (right). The northern part of the district belongs to the river basins of the Kuloy River and its major right tributary, the Nemnyuga. Minor areas in the east of the district drain across the border of the district to the Mezen River. The whole area of the district drains into the White Sea.

Almost the whole of the district is covered by coniferous forests (taiga). The exception are the meadows in the floodplains. There are many glacial lakes across the district, especially in its northern part. The biggest lakes in Pinezhsky District are Lake Teldozero, Lake Poltozero, Lake Karasozero (all in the northern part of the district), and Lake Krasny Okun (in its southern part).

Karst landscapes, with karst caves, have been formed in the middle course of the Pinega, now inside the district limits. These hilly landscapes contrast with the plain to the west of them, in the valley of the Northern Dvina River. Pinezhsky Nature Reserve, located within the district limits, had been created to protect these landscapes and designated as a protected natural area at the federal level.^[13]

Divisions

Administrative divisions

Administratively, the district is divided into seventeen selsoviets.^[1] The following selsoviets have been established (the administrative centers are given in parentheses):

• Chakolsky (Chakola):
• Karpogorsky (Karpogory);
• Kevrolsky (Kevrola);
• Kushkopalsky (Kushkopala);
• Lavelsky (Novolavela);
• Mezhdurechensky (Mezhdurechensky);
• Nyukhchensky (Zanyukhcha);
• Pinezhsky (Pinega);
• Pokshengsky (Kobelevo);
• Shilegsky (Yasny);
• Shotogorsky (Shotogorka);
• Siysky (Siya);
• Sosnovsky (Sosnovka);
• Sursky (Sura);
• Trufanogorsky (Trufanova);
• Verkolsky (Verkola);
• Yurolsky (Petrova).

Municipal divisions

Municipally, the district is divided into fifteen rural settlements (the administrative centers are given in parentheses):^[2]

• Karpogorskoye Rural Settlement (Karpogory)
• Kevrolskoye Rural Settlement (Kevrola)
• Kushkopalskoye Rural Settlement (Kushkopala)
• Lavelskoye Rural Settlement (Novolavela)
• Mezhdurechenskoye Rural Settlement (Mezhdurechensky)
• Nyukhchenskoye Rural Settlement (Zanyukhcha)
• Pinezhskoye Rural Settlement (Pinega)
• Pirinemskoye Rural Settlement (Pirinem)
• Pokshengskoye Rural Settlement (Kobelevo)
• Shilegskoye Rural Settlement (Yasny)
• Siyskoye Rural Settlement (Siya)
• Sosnovskoye Rural Settlement (Sosnovka)
• Surskoye Rural Settlement (Sura)
• Trufanogorskoye Rural Settlement (Trufanova)
• Verkolskoye Rural Settlement (Verkola)

Economy

Industry

Timber industry is the main industry of the district. Food industry is also present.

Agriculture

Agriculture accounts for 0.1% of the total production, and is mainly represented by cattle breeding and production of potatoes.^[14]

Transport

A railway line connecting Arkhangelsk and Karpogory passes through the district. This line is expected to become part of the Belkomur project^[15] – a railway line connecting Arkhangelsk via the Komi Republic with Perm Krai and the Ural mountains. The stretch between Arkhangelsk and Karpogory was built in the 1970s.

The Pinega River is navigable below the village of Sogra, although there is no regular passenger navigation. In 1926—1928, a canal connecting the Pinega with the Kuloy was constructed; however, currently the canal is neglected.

An important road along the right bank of the Pinega connects Arkhangelsk with the valley of the Mezen River. The road within the limits of the district is not paved. From this road another one, also unpaved, branches off and follows the Pinega to Karpogory, the village of Zanyukhcha, and then crosses the border with the Komi Republic to the timber production settlements.

Culture and recreation

The district contains twenty objects classified as cultural and historical heritage by Russian Federal law, and additionally one object classified as cultural and historical heritage of local importance (the chapel in the selo of Kushkopala).^[16] The monuments protected at the federal level include:

• The buildings in the selo of Verkola, including the ensemble of Artemiev Verkolsky Monastery (the oldest building, the St. Iliya Church, is from 1697);
• Chukhchenemsky Pogost in the selo of Yedoma;
• Krasnogorsky Monastery in the selo of Maletino.

There are two state museums in the district — the District Museum in the settlement of Pinega^[17] and the memorial museum of the author Fyodor Abramov in the selo of Verkola, located in the building of the school where he studied.^[18]

In 2004, the Karst Museum was open in the Pinezhsky Nature Reserve. The reserve attracts tourists who visit karst caves.

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 муниципального образования "Пинежский муниципальный район" / Official website of the district" (in Russian). http://www.pinezhye.ru/. Retrieved July 23, 2011. 

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