Northern Oblast (1936–1937)

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Northern Oblast
Северная область
Oblast of the Russian SFSR
1936–1937

Location in the Russian SFSR
CapitalArkhangelsk
Population 
• 1937
2,262,255
History 
• Established
5 December 1936
• Disestablished
23 September 1937
Political subdivisions53 districts and a national okrug subdivided into three districts.
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Northern Krai
Arkhangelsk Oblast
Vologda Oblast

Northern Oblast (Russian: Северная область, romanizedSevernaya oblast) was an administrative-territorial unit (oblast) of the Russian SFSR from 1936 to 1937.[1] Its seat was in the city of Arkhangelsk. The oblast was located in the north of European Russia and its territory is currently divided between Arkhangelsk, Vologda, Kostroma and Kirov oblasts and the Nenets Autonomous Okrug.

Before 1936, the area occupied by Northern Oblast was part of Northern Krai, a vast administrative unit comprising the north of Russia. The 1936 Soviet Constitution abolished Northern Krai and divided its territory between the Komi Republic and the new Northern Oblast. Northern Oblast included 54 districts, three of which were in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug. In 1937, the Oblast was split into Arkhangelsk and Vologda Oblasts. In 1941, three of its districts – Lalsky, Oparinsky and Podosinovsky – were transferred from Arkhangelsk Oblast to Kirov Oblast. Pavinsky and Vokhomsky District became a part of Kostroma Oblast.

By the 1937 All-Union Census, the population of Northern Oblast was 2,262,255 persons.[2]

Districts

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The following districts were established in Northern Oblast (their administrative centers are given in parentheses):[1][3]

Three districts belonged to the Nenets National Okrug:

References

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  1. ^ a b СПРАВКА ОБ ИЗМЕНЕНИЯХ АДМИНИСТРАТИВНО-ТЕРРИТОРИАЛЬНОГО УСТРОЙСТВА И СЕТИ ПАРТИЙНЫХ И КОМСОМОЛЬСКИХ ОРГАНОВ НА ТЕРРИТОРИИ ВОЛОГОДСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ (1917-1991) (in Russian). Архивы России. Archived from the original on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  2. ^ USSR Population Distribution (1937)
  3. ^ "Административно-территориальное деление Архангельской губернии в XVIII-XX вв" (in Russian). Архивы России. 2000. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2011.