Nyuksensky Destrict

**Nyuksensky Destrict** () is an admeenistrative an municipal destrict (raion), ane o the twinty-sax in Vologda Oblast, Roushie. It is locatit in the northeast o the oblast an borders wi Ustyansky Destrict o Arkhangelsk Oblast in the north, Velikoustyugsky Destrict in the east, Kichmengsko-Gorodetsky Destrict in the sootheast, Babushkinsky Destrict in the sooth, Totemsky Destrict in the soothwast, an wi Tarnogsky Destrict in the wast. The aurie o the destrict is . Its admeenistrative centre is the landwart locality (a *[[veelage#Roushie|selo]]*) o Nyuksenitsa. Destrict's population:  11,714 (2002 Census);  The population o Nyuksenitsa accoonts for 43.7% o the destrict's tot population.

## Geografie
The destrict is locatit on baith banks o the Sukhona River. Is is elongatit frae north tae sooth an dividit bi the Sukhona roughly intae twa equal pairts. The major pairt o the destrict belangs tae the basin o the Sukhona an twa o its tributars: the Uftyuga (left) an the Gorodishna (richt). The rivers in the north o the destrict drain intae the Ustya River basin an sicweys intae the basin o the Vaga, a major tributar o the Northren Dvina. Some rivers in the sootheast o the destrict drain intae the Kichmenga an the Sharzhenga, left tributars o the Yug River. The whole destrict belangs tae the basin o the Northren Dvina.

The destrict is amaist completely covered bi coniferous forests (taiga). The exception are the meadaes in the floodplains.

## History
The aurie wis oreeginally populatit bi the Finno-Ugric peoples an then colonisit bi the Novgorod Republic (Totma) an Vladimir-Suzdal Principality (Veliky Ustyug). The Novgorod merchants uised the Sukhona River as ane o the main watterweys leadin tae the White Sea an the Pechora. Efter the faw o Novgorod, the aurie became a pairt o the Grand Duchy o Moscow. The veelage o Bobrovy Yam (currently Bobrovskoye) wis mentioned in the chronicles in 1425. Nyuksenitsa wis first mentioned in 1619.

In the course o the admeenistrative reform carriet oot in 1708 bi Peter the Great, the aurie wis includit intae Archangelgorod Govrenorate. In 1780, the govrenorate wis abolisht an transformit intae Vologda Viceryalty. The latter wis abolisht in 1796, an the pairt o it which includit Nyuksenitsa became Vologda Govrenorate. It wis includit intae Velikoustyugsky Uyezd. In 1918, the aurie wis transferred tae the newly establisht Northren Dvina Govrenorate, an in 1924 the uyezds wur abolisht in favor o the new diveesions, the destricts (raions).

Nyuksensky Destrict wis established on 10 Juin 1924 an includit auries o umwhile Solvychegodsky an Velikoustyugsky Uyezds. On 27 Februar 1928, it wis renamit Sukhonsky Destrict. In 1929, Northren Dvina Govrenorate wis mergit intae Northren Krai, an Kokshengsky Destrict wis establisht. On 30 Julie 1931, Sukhonsky an Kokshengsky Destricts wur mergit, an Nyuksensky Destrict wis re-establisht, wi the admeenistrative centre locatit in Nyuksenitsa. In 1935, Tarnogsky Destrict wis split aff frae Nyuksensky Destrict. In 1936, Northren Krai wis transformit intae Northren Oblast, an in 1937, Northren Oblast itsel wis split intae Arkhangelsk Oblast an Vologda Oblast. Nyuksensky Destrict remained in Vologda Oblast iver syne.

## Admeenistrative an municipal diveesions

Admeenistratively, the destrict is dividit intae eleiven selsoviets. Municipally, the destrict is incorporatit as **Nyuksensky Municipal Destrict** an is dividit intae fower landwart dounsets. The municipal destrict includes aw o the inhabitit localities o the admeenistrative destrict, wi the exception o the dounset o Ilezka, which is municipally a pairt o Babushkinsky Destrict.

## Economie
### Industrie
The economy o the destrict is based on timmer production. Thare is some fuid industrie present, includin a milk factory in Nyuksenitsa.

### Agricultur
Thare is cattle fermin in the destrict, which is still in creesis efter the faw in the 1990s. The aurie o the agricultural auries in the destrict is . Anither  are huntin grunds.

### Transportation
Nyuksenitsa staunds on the road connectin Vologda an Veliky Ustyug, an in Nyuksenitsa the road muives ower the brig frae the left bank tae the richt bank o the Sukhona. Anither pavit road branches aff in Nyuksenitsa northwast tae Tarnogsky Gorodok an faur tae Oktyabrsky in Arkhangelsk Oblast. Thare is regular passenger bus service on baith roads.

The Sukhona is navigable athin the destrict; housomeivver, thare is nae passenger navigation.

Nyuksenitsa haes an ile-pumpin station in the Baltic Pipeline System.

## Cultur an recreation
The destrict contains 130&nbsp;objects classifee'd as cultural an historical heritage o local importance. Maist o thir are firthen ferms an kirks biggit prior tae 1917.

The anerlie state museum in the destrict is the Nyuksenitsa Regional Museum, locatit in Nyuksenitsa.

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