Kharovsky District

Kharovsky District
Харовский район (Russian)

Location of Kharovsky District in Vologda Oblast
Coordinates: 59°57′N 40°12′E / 59.950°N 40.200°E / 59.950; 40.200Coordinates: 59°57′N 40°12′E / 59.950°N 40.200°E / 59.950; 40.200

The Verkhnyaya Kizma River in Kharovsky District
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Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Vologda Oblast[1]
Administrative structure (as of June 2012)
Administrative center town of Kharovsk[2]
Administrative divisions:[2]
Towns of district significance 1
Selsoviets 11
Inhabited localities:[2]
Cities/towns 1
Rural localities 388
Municipal structure (as of May 2015)
Municipally incorporated as Kharovsky Municipal District[3]
Municipal divisions:[3]
Urban settlements 1
Rural settlements 5
Statistics
Area 3,600 km2 (1,400 sq mi)[4]
Population (2010 Census) 16,622 inhabitants[5]
• Urban 60.6%
• Rural 39.4%
Density 4.62/km2 (12.0/sq mi)[6]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[7]
Established July 15, 1929[8]
Official website
Kharovsky District on WikiCommons

Kharovsky District (Russian: Ха́ровский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[3] district (raion), one of the twenty-six in Vologda Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast and borders with Vozhegodsky District in the north, Syamzhensky District in the east, Sokolsky District in the south, and with Ust-Kubinsky District in the west. The area of the district is 3,600 square kilometers (1,400 sq mi).[4] Its administrative center is the town of Kharovsk.[2] Population: 16,622 (2010 Census);[5] 20,576 (2002 Census);[9] 25,219 (1989 Census).[10] The population of Kharovsk accounts for 60.6% of the district's total population.[5]

Geography

Much of the area of the district belongs to the basin of the Kubena River. The Kubena crosses the district from east to west, and, in particular, the town of Kharovsk is located on the Kubena. A major tributary of the Kubena within the district is the Sit. The basin of the Sit occupies the northwestern part of the district. The southern part of the district belongs to the basin of the Dvinitsa, a left tributary of the Sukhona. The whole area of the district thus belongs to the basin of the Northern Dvina and to the White Sea basin.

There are several lakes of considerable size in the district. The biggest one, Lake Katromskoye, drains into the Katroma River, which runs northeast and joins the Kubena in the east of the district.

Much of the district is covered by coniferous forests. There are swamps, in particular, in the valley of the Sit and in the south of the district.

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 (east). In 1780, Archangelogorod Governorate was abolished and transformed into Vologda Viceroyalty, and in 1796 the latter was split into Arkhangelsk and Vologda Governorates. What now is Kharovsky District was then a part of Kadnikovsky Uyezd of Vologda Governorate.

Due to its remoteness from the main trade routes connecting Northern Russia with the White Sea, the area was sparsely populated until the end of the 19th century. In 1894, the construction of the railway line between Vologda and Arkhangelsk started. It was decided that the railway should run over the shortest route rather than pass through existing settlements, and it was eventually built through the present territory of the district.

On July 15, 1929, the uyezds were abolished, the governorates were merged into Northern Krai, and Kharovsky District was established among others. It became a part of Vologda Okrug of Northern Krai.[8] In the following years, the first-level administrative division of Russia kept changing. In 1936, the krai itself was transformed into Northern Oblast. In 1937, Northern Oblast was split into Arkhangelsk Oblast and Vologda Oblast. Kharovsky District remained in Vologda Oblast ever since.

In 1931, Syamzhensky District was abolished and split between Kharovsky and Totemsky Districts. In 1935, it was re-established. During the abortive administrative reform of 1962-1965, Syamzhensky District was merged into Kharovsky District. In 1965, it was re-established again.

Administrative and municipal divisions

As an administrative division, the district is divided into one town of district significance (Kharovsk) and eleven selsoviets.[2] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kharovsky Municipal District and is divided into one urban and ten rural settlements.[3] The municipal district includes all of the inhabited localities of the administrative district, with the exception of the settlements of 47 km, Druzhba, and Sogorki, which are municipally a part of Syamzhensky District.[2][3]

Economy

Industry

The economy of the district is based on timber industry.[11]

Agriculture

Agriculture in the district is mostly concentrated on cattle breeding with milk and meat production.[12]

Transportation

The railway connecting Vologda and Arkhangelsk crosses the district from south to north. The main stations within the district are Kharovskaya and Semigorodnyaya. Semigorodnyaya was the starting point of the Semigorodnyaya Narrow Gauge Railroad, built in the 1940s to facilitate transportation of timber. The network was rather extensive and went well into Syamzhensky District, with the total length of about 200 kilometers (120 mi). By the first decade of the 2000s, most of the tracks were demolished.[13]

Roads connect Kharovsk with Syamzha in the east and Sokol in the south.

None of the rivers are navigable within the limits of the district.

Culture and recreation

The district contains twenty objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance.[14] Most of these are churches built prior to 1917.

The only museum in the district is the Kharovsk Museum of Art and History which was founded in 1967 and reopened in 2000. The museum is located in Kharovsk.[15]

Vasily Belov, a Russian author and a representative of the Village Prose movement, was born in 1932 in the village of Timonikha of Kharovsky District. In 2011, a folkloric and literature festival was held in Timonikha related to the beginning of hay-making season.[16]

Sports

One of the races of the Motocross Cup of Russia is held in July every year in the district close to Kharovsk (in the Cup schedule, it is denoted as the Kharovsk race).[17]

People

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Law #371-OZ
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Resolution #178
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #1127-OZ
  4. 1 2 Судаков, Г.В. (2006). Г. В. Судаков, ed. Вологодская энциклопедия (PDF) (in Russian). Вологда: ВГПУ, Русь. p. 502. ISBN 5-87822-305-8. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
  5. 1 2 3 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  6. ↑ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  7. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  8. 1 2 Справка об изменениях административно-территориального устройства и сети партийных и комсомольских органов на территории Вологодской области (1917-1991) (in Russian). Архивы России. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
  9. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  10. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  11. ↑ Предприятия и организации Харовского муниципального района (in Russian). Администрация Харовского муниципального района. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  12. ↑ Сельское хозяйство (in Russian). Администрация Харовского муниципального района. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Cемигородняя узкоколейная железная дорога" (in Russian). С. Болашенко. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  14. ↑ Памятники истории и культуры народов Российской Федерации (in Russian). Russian Ministry of Culture. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  15. ↑ Харовский историко-художественный музей (in Russian). Российская сеть культурного наследия. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  16. ↑ Сенокос в Тимонихе (in Russian). Областной научно-методический центр культуры и повышения квалификации. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  17. ↑ Информация (in Russian). MX-SPORT.RU. Retrieved October 18, 2011.

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