| Nyuksensky District (English) Нюксенский район (Russian) |
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Location of Nyuksensky District on the map of Vologda Oblast |
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| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Vologda Oblast[1] |
| Administrative center | selo of Nyuksenitsa[2] |
| # of cities/towns | 0[2] |
| # of urban-type settlements | 0[2] |
| # of selsoviets | 11[2] |
| Municipal status (as of May 2010) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Nyuksensky Municipal District[3] |
| - # of urban settlements | 0[3] |
| - # of rural settlements | 4[3] |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,167 km2 (1,995 sq mi)[4] |
| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) |
9,787 inhabitants[5] |
| Population (2002 Census) | 11,714 inhabitants[6] |
| - Urban population | 0% |
| - Rural population | 100% |
| Density | 2 /km2 (5.2 /sq mi)[7] |
| Time zone | MSD (UTC+04:00)[8] |
| Established | June 10, 1924[9] |
| District newspaper | Новый День (Novy Den, New Day)[10] |
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Nyuksensky District (Russian: Нюксенский район) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-six in Vologda Oblast, Russia.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Nyuksensky Municipal District.[3] It is located in the northeast of the oblast and borders with Ustyansky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast in the north, Velikoustyugsky District in the east, Kichmengsko-Gorodetsky District in the southeast, Babushkinsky District in the south, Totemsky District in the southwest, and Tarnogsky District in the west. The area of the district is 5,167 square kilometers (1,995 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Nyuksenitsa.[2] District's population: 9,787 (2010 Census preliminary results);[5] 11,714 (2002 Census);[6] 13,287 (1989 Census).[11] Population of Nyuksenitsa accounts for 37.6% of the district's population.[6]
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The area was originally populated by the Finno-Ugric peoples and then colonized by the Novgorod Republic (Totma) and Vladimir-Suzdal Principality (Veliky Ustyug). The Novgorod merchants used the Sukhona River as one of the main waterways leading to the White Sea and the Pechora. After the fall of Novgorod, the area became a part of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. The village of Bobrovy Yam (currently Bobrovskoye) has been mentioned in the chronicles in 1425.[4] Nyuksenitsa has been first mentioned in 1619.[12]
In the course of the administrative reform carried out in 1708 by Peter the Great the area was included into Archangelgorod Governorate. In 1780, the governorate was abolished, and transformed into Vologda Viceroyalty. The latter was abolished in 1796, and the part of it which included Nyuksenitsa was made Vologda Governorate. It was included into Velikoustyugsky Uyezd. In 1918, the area was transferred to the newly established Northern Dvina Governorate, and in 1924 the uyezds were abolished in favor of the new divisions, the districts (raions).
Nyuksensky District was established on June 10, 1924 and included areas of former Solvychegodsky and Velikoustyugsky Uyezds. On February 27, 1928, it was renamed into Sukhonsky District. In 1929, Northern Dvina Governorate was merged into Northern Krai, and Kokshengsky District was established. On July 30, 1931 Sukhonsky and Kokshengsky Districts were merged, and Nyuksensky District was re-established, with the administrative center located in Nyuksenitsa. In 1935, Tarnogsky District split off from the Nyuksensky District.[9] In 1936, Northern Krai was transformed into Northern Oblast, and in 1937, Northern Oblast was split into Arkhangelsk Oblast and Vologda Oblast. Nyuksensky District remained in Vologda Oblast ever since.
The district is located at both banks of the Sukhona River. Is is elongated from north to south and crossed by the Sukhona roughly into two equal parts. The major part of the district belongs to the rive basin of the Sukhona and two of its tributaries, the Uftyuga (left) and the Gorodishna (right). The north of the district drains into the Ustya River basin and thus into the basin of the Vaga, a major tributary of the Northern Dvina. Some areas in the south-east of the district drain into the Kichmenga and the Sharzhenga, left tributaries of the Yug River. The whole district belongs to the river basin of the Northern Dvina.
Almost the whole of the district is covered by coniferous forests (taiga). The exception are the meadows in the floodplains.
The economy of the district is based on timber production. There is some food industry present, including a milk factory in Nyuksenitsa.[10]
There is cattle farming in the district, which is still in crisis after the fall in 1990s.[10] All agricultural areas in the district occupy 313 square kilometres (121 sq mi). Another 5,106 square kilometres (1,971 sq mi) are hunting grounds.[4]
Nyuksenitsa is on the road connecting Vologda and Veliky Ustyug, and in Nyuksenitsa the road moves over the bridge from the left bank to the right bank of the Sukhona. Another paved road branches off in Nyuksenitsa northwest to Tarnogsky Gorodok and further to Oktyabrsky in Arkhangelsk Oblast. There is regular passenger bus service on both roads.
The Sukhona is navigable within the district, however, there is no passenger navigation.
Nyuksenitsa has an oil-pumping station in the Baltic Pipeline System.[10]
The district contains 130 objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local importance.[13] Most of these are wooden farms and churches built prior to 1917.
The only state museum in the district is the Nyuksenitsa Regional Museum, located in Nyuksenitsa.[14]
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