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Zapolyarny District
Zapolyarny District (russian: Заполя́рный райо́н, Nenets: Поляртяхӑна район) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), the only one in Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia.Law #557-OZ It encompasses all of the territory of the autonomous okrug, with the exception of the territory of the town of okrug significance of Naryan-Mar, the only other top-level administrative division of the autonomous okrug. The area of the district is approximately .Official website of Zapolyarny DistrictBackground Notes Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Iskateley. Population: 20,432 ( 2010 Census). The population of Iskateley accounts for 33.7% of the district's total population. Etymology The name of the district is an adjective which literally means "beyond the Arctic Circle", due to the fact that most of the district's territory indeed lies to the north of the Arctic Circle. History Prior to 2010, the territory of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naryan-Mar
Naryan-Mar (russian: Нарья́н-Мар; Nenets: Няръянa марˮ, ''Njarjana marꜧ'', literally "red town") is a sea and river port town and the administrative center of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. The town is situated on the right bank of the Pechora River, upstream from the river's mouth, on the Barents Sea. Naryan-Mar lies north of the Arctic Circle. Population: 17,000 (1973). About half of the population of Nenetsia lives in the city. History Industrial development in the area around Naryan-Mar began in 1930, in the course of the first five-year plan of the Soviet Union. The growth of the region was the direct result of the development of the Pechora coalfield and the construction of related industrial infrastructure. Naryan-Mar was for many years a center of the lumber industry, and possesses several large, and currently defunct, lumber mills. At present, the biggest employer in the town is the petroleum company LUKoil. The town's importance derives f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
