Verkhnetoyemsky District
| Verkhnetoyemsky District Верхнетоемский район (Russian) |
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 Location of Verkhnetoyemsky District in Arkhangelsk Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 61°15′N 46°39′E / 61.250°N 46.650°ECoordinates: 61°15′N 46°39′E / 61.250°N 46.650°E | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Arkhangelsk Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of 2013) | |
| Administrative center | selo of Verkhnyaya Toyma |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Selsoviets | 14 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Rural localities | 287 |
| Municipal structure (as of June 2014) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Verkhnetoyemsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 0 |
| Rural settlements | 8 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 20,400 km2 (7,900 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 17,060 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Density | 0.84/km2 (2.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Established | April 10, 1924 |
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Verkhnetoyemsky District (Russian: Верхнето́емский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.Municipally, it is incorporated as Verkhnetoyemsky Municipal District. It is located in the southeast of the oblast and borders with Pinezhsky District in the north, Udorsky District of the Komi Republic in the east, Krasnoborsky and Ustyansky Districts in the south, Shenkursky District in the west, and with Vinogradovsky District in the northwest. Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Verkhnyaya Toyma. District's population: 17,060 (2010 Census);22,630 (2002 Census);27,989 (1989 Census). The population of Verkhnyaya Toyma accounts for 20.3% of the district's total population.
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. Toyma was first mentioned in the chronicles in 1137 as a point where the indigenous population had to bring tribute (fur), although it is not clear whether this Toyma refers to the present-day Verkhnyaya Toyma. From 1552, Verkhnyaya Toyma has been a local administration center.
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