Nyandomsky District
| Nyandomsky District Няндомский район (Russian) |
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 Location of Nyandomsky District in the Arkhangelsk Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 61°40′N 40°12′E / 61.667°N 40.200°ECoordinates: 61°40′N 40°12′E / 61.667°N 40.200°E | |
 Steam locomotive in Nyandoma, Nyandomsky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Arkhangelsk Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of 2012) | |
| Administrative center | town of Nyandoma |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Towns of district significance | 1 |
| Selsoviets | 8 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Cities/towns | 1 |
| Rural localities | 156 |
| Municipal structure (as of March 2012) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Nyandomsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 2 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,100 km2 (3,100 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 30,244 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 73.9% |
| • Rural | 26.1% |
| Density | 3.73/km2 (9.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Established | July 15, 1929 |
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Nyandomsky District (Russian: Ня́ндомский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Nyandomsky Municipal District. It is located in the southwest of the oblast and borders with Plesetsky District in the north and west, Shenkursky District in the east, Velsky District in the southeast, Konoshsky District in the south, and with Kargopolsky District in the southwest. The area of the district is 8,100 square kilometers (3,100 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Nyandoma. Population: 30,244 (2010 Census);33,465 (2002 Census);40,601 (1989 Census). The population of Nyandoma accounts for 73.9% of the district's total population.
The area was originally populated by the Finno-Ugric peoples and then colonized by the Novgorod Republic. It was always a remote part of Kargopol lands with sparse population. In the course of the administrative reform carried out in 1708 by Peter the Great, the area was included into Ingermanland Governorate (known from 1710 as Saint Petersburg Governorate). In 1727, it was transferred to the newly established Novgorod Governorate. After a number of administrative reforms, Kargopolsky Uyezd became one of the four uyezds of the newly established Olonets Governorate. In 1894, the decision was taken on the railroad construction from Vologda to Arkhangelsk. It was decided that the railroad would take the shortest route, which means it bypasses Kargopol and traverses the current territory of Nyandomsky District. In 1896, Nyandoma was founded as a railway station.
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