General information about the Arkhangelsk region General information about the Arkhangelsk region The Arkhangelsk region is situated in the North of the European part of Russia. The territory of the region covers 589.9 thousand sq. Population of the region is 1 million. 493 thousand inhabitants, density of the population 2.5 inhabitants per sq.
Severe climate is conditioned by close location of the region to arctic seas and the Arctic Ocean.
Winter is cold with temperature as low as 26 degrees C. Weather is unsettled. Summer is cool.