Velsky District

The Welski rayon (Russian Вельский муниципальный район / Welski munizipalny rayon ) is an administrative unit within the Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It is located south of the Oblasthauptstadt Arkhangelsk. The administrative center is the city Velsk.

Geography

The Welski rayon is located in the south of Arkhangelsk Oblast on the border of the Vologda Oblast. To the west of the Konoschski Welski rayon rayon borders, northwest of the Njandomski rayon, north and east of the Schenkurski rajon Ustjanski rayon. The area of ​​10,080 km ² is Welski rayon. Coming from the Vologda Oblast, the river flows through Waga ( Вага ) in a northerly direction the entire Rajon. One of the tributaries of the Waga is the eponymous Rajon 223 km long wave ( Вель ), the left side opens at Velsk in the Waga. Other important rivers are crossing the Raion of Kuloi ( Кулой ) and the Ustja ( Устья ), both on the right side open into the Waga in the north of Rajon.

History

The area of present-day Welski rajon was originally settled by Finno- Ugric tribes. In the year 862 the first time settled in Novgorod settlers who increasingly supplanted the Finno-Ugric tribes. 1137 the settlement was Wel (today Velsk ) first mentioned in a document of the Novgorod prince Svyatoslav Olegovich. In the 15th century the rule was turned over the formerly controlled by the Republic of Novgorod area to the Grand Duchy of Moscow. The area in 1550 was already part of the Waschski Ujesd ( Важский уезд ) and in 1780 for Welski Ujesd ( Вельский уезд ). With the administrative reform of Catherine the Great in 1780, part of the Ujesd Wologodskoje Namestnitschestwo ( Вологодское наместничество ) and finally in 1796 part of the Gouvernementes Vologda. The region was in the 19th century known for its linen production and for export of wood products such as resins, turpentine and tar. To date, a tar barrel is part of the coat of arms of Velsk. From the 1880s the Welski were Ujesd a place for political exile.

In 1929, the Welski rajon was established as part of the Severny Krai ( Северный край ). The Welski Ujesd was dissolved in the wake of that. The area of ​​Ujesds went there on in the areas Welski rayon, rayon and Werchowaschski Ustjanski rayon. In addition, some areas were added to the Konoschski rayon. In the course of further administrative reforms of 1936 rajon Welski was part of the Severnaya Oblast ( Северная область ) and on September 23 Finally, in 1937 part of the Arkhangelsk Oblast.

During the Second World War the railway in the Pechora railway was built. For this work, above all political prisoners and prisoners of the surrounding gulags were used. As part of the route construction and the railway station Kuloi arose. The evolving at the railway station settlement Kuloi is now the second largest city in the Raion.

Demographics

The following overview shows the evolution of populations of Welski rayon.

Note: Census data

Administrative divisions

The Rajon is divided into 22 municipalities ( муниципальное образование ), two of the borough ( городское поселение ) and 20 rural communities ( сельское поселение ). Within the Rajon located with Velsk than an administrative center just a place with city status. There are Kuloi with an urban-type settlement. In Welski rajon live 54 792 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010 ), which corresponds to 4.6% of the population of the Arkhangelsk Oblast. [NB 1]

Economy and Transport

The unemployment rate in 2012 at 2.6 % above the average rate of Arkhangelsk Oblast of 1.5%. The average monthly salary in 2011 was in large and medium-sized organizations 18554 rubles, an increase of 25.2% lower than the Oblastdurchschnitt of 24819 rubles.. [NB 1] An important industry within the Rajon is the timber industry. In particular, in the city Velsk the wood chemical industry ( tar, turpentine and resin production ) has represented as before. Another important sector is among other things the food industry.

By Rajon runs a the running of Konosha to Vorkuta Pechora railway section which individuals and is an important transport link for freight. In addition, runs through Velsk the Russian highway M8 from Moscow to Arkhangelsk.