Karpogory () is a

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(a ''

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'') and the

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Pinezhsky District Pinezhsky District () is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.Law #65-5-OZ Municipally, it is incorporated as Pinezhsky Municipal District.Law #258-vneoch.-OZ It is located in the northeast of th ...

Arkhangelsk Oblast Arkhangelsk Oblast ( rus, Архангельская область, p=ɐrˈxanɡʲɪlʲskəjə ˈobɫəsʲtʲ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It includes the Arctic Ocean, Arctic archipelagos of Franz ...

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, located on the right bank of the

Pinega River The Pinega () is a river in Verkhnetoyemsky, Pinezhsky, and Kholmogorsky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Northern Dvina. It is long, and the area of its basin . Its main tributaries are the Ilesha, t ...

. It also serves as the administrative center of Karpogorsky Selsoviet, one of the seventeen selsoviets into which the district is administratively divided. Municipally, it is the administrative center of Karpogorskoye Rural Settlement. Population:

Geography

Karpogory is located on the right bank of the

, at the confluence of the Soga River. Several kilometers downstream from Karpogory, the Pinega accepts the

Pokshenga The Pokshenga () is a river in Vinogradovsky and Pinezhsky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Pinega. It is long, and the area of its basin . The principal tributaries of the Pokshenga are Shatogorka (right ...

, one of its major tributaries, from the left.

History

The area was originally populated by speakers of

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and then colonized by the

Novgorod Republic The Novgorod Republic () was a medieval state that existed from the 12th to 15th centuries in northern Russia, stretching from the Gulf of Finland in the west to the northern Ural Mountains in the east. Its capital was the city of Novgorod. The ...

. In the 19th century, Karpogory was an administrative center of Karpogorskaya Volost and was part of the

Pinezhsky Uyezd Pinezhsky Uyezd (''Пинежский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Arkhangelsk Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the central part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Pinega. Demographics At the ...

of the

Arkhangelsk Governorate Arkhangelsk Governorate () was an administrative-territorial unit (''guberniya'') of the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR, which existed from 1796 until 1929. Its seat was in Arkhangelsk. The governorate was located in the north of the Russ ...

. In February 1927, Pinezhsky Uyezd was abolished and merged into

Arkhangelsky Uyezd Arkhangelsky Uyezd (''Архангельский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Arkhangelsk Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the central part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Arkhangelsk. Demogr ...

. In 1929, several governorates were merged into

Northern Krai Northern Krai () was an administrative-territorial unit (''krai'') of the Russian SFSR from 1929 to 1936. Its seat was in the city of Arkhangelsk. The krai was located in the north of European Russia, and its territory is currently divided betwe ...

. July 15, 1929 the uyezds were abolished, and Karpogorsky District, with the center in Karpogory, was established. In 1936, the Krai was transformed into Northern Oblast. In 1937, Northern Oblast was split into Arkhangelsk Oblast and Vologda Oblast. In 1959, Karpogorsky and Pinezhsky Districts merged into the greater Pinezhsky District with the center of Karpogory.

Economy

Industry

Timber and food industry are present.

Transportation

Karpogory is connected to

Arkhangelsk Arkhangelsk (, ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina near its mouth into the White Sea. The city spreads for over along the ...

by a railway line with the regular passenger service. This line is expected to become part of the Belkomur project — a railroad connecting Arkhangelsk via the

Komi Republic The Komi Republic (; ), sometimes simply referred to as Komi, is a republics of Russia, republic of Russia situated in the northeast of European Russia. Its capital city, capital is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Syktyvka ...

with the

Perm Krai Perm Krai (, ; ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (a Krais of Russia, krai), located in Eastern Europe. Its administrative center is Perm, Russia, Perm. The population of the krai was 2,532,405 (2021 Russian census, 2021 ...

and the

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. The Pinega River is navigable in Karpogory, although there is no regular passenger navigation. An unpaved road along the Pinega connects Karpogory with Arkhangelsk on the north and the village of

Zanyukhcha Zanyukhcha () is a rural locality (a village) and the administrative center of Nyukhchenskoye Rural Settlement of Pinezhsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. The population was 335 as of 2010. There are 6 streets. Geography Zanyukhcha is lo ...

on the south. Further south it crosses the border with the

to the timber production settlements. There is an

airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial Aviation, air transport. They usually consist of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surf ...

in Karpogory, not used for regular passenger service.

Culture and recreation

The Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Karpogory was built in 2005. This is a wooden church constructed in the style of the 17th century.

References

Notes

Sources

* {{Authority control Rural localities in Pinezhsky District Pinezhsky Uyezd