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Arkhangelsk Oblast

 

Arkhangelsk Oblast

Arkhangelsk Oblast (Арха́нгельская о́бласть) is a regional subdivision of Russia. It includes Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya island, and also the autonomous district of Nenetsia.

Excluding Nenetsia, Arkhangelsk Oblast has an area of 587,400 km² and a population of 1336539 (2002 All-Russian Population Census).

Arkhangelsk is the administrative center of the region, with a population of around 350,000.

Administrative Division

Districts

Arkhangelsk Oblast consists of the following districts (Russian: районы):

  • Kargopolsky (Каргопольский)
  • Kholmogorsky (Холмогорский)
  • Konoshsky (Коношский)
  • Kotlassky (Котласский)
  • Krasnoborsky (Красноборский)
  • Lensky (Ленский)
  • Leshukonsky (Лешуконский)
  • Mezensky (Мезенский)
  • Nyandomsky (Няндомский)
  • Onezhsky (Онежский)
  • Pinezhsky (Пинежский)
  • Plesetsky (Плесецкий)
  • Primorsky (Приморский)
  • Shenkursky (Шенкурский)
  • Solovetsky (Соловецкий)
  • Ustyyanovsky (Устьяновский)
  • Velsky (Вельский)
  • Verkhnetoyemsky (Верхнетоемский)
  • Vilegodsky (Вилегодский)
  • Vinogradovsky (Виноградовский)

    Islands (not a part of any district)

  • Franz Josef Land (Земля Франца-Иосифа)
  • Novaya Zemlya Island (Новая Земля)

    Major cities and towns

  • Arkhangelsk
  • Koryazhma
  • Kotlas
  • Novodvinsk
  • Severodvinsk



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