Primorsky District
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Primorsky District is one of the twenty-one in the oblast. The city of Arkhangelsk serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a city of oblast significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. The district is divided into seventeen selsoviets. One locality which previously had work settlement status (Uyemsky), was downgraded to rural status in 2006. The following selsoviets have been established (the administrative centers are given in parentheses):