Saamsky District (russian: Саамский район) was an administrative division (a

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) of

Murmansk Okrug Murmansk Okrug (russian: Му́рманский о́круг, ''Murmansky okrug'') was an administrative division (an okrug) of the Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, which existed in 1927–1938. Creation The okrug was established on August 1, 1927, ...

Leningrad Oblast Leningrad Oblast ( rus, Ленинградская область, Leningradskaya oblast’, lʲɪnʲɪnˈgratskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, , ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It was established on 1 August 1927, although it was not until 194 ...

, and later of Murmansk Oblast, of the

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, which existed in 1927–1963. It was established as Ponoysky District () on August 1, 1927, when the All-Russian Central Executive Committee issued two Resolutions: "On the Establishment of Leningrad Oblast" and "On the Borders and Composition of the Okrugs of Leningrad Oblast".''Administrative-Territorial Division of Murmansk Oblast'', pp. 34-35 According to these resolutions,

Murmansk Governorate Murmansk Governorate (russian: Му́рманская губе́рния) was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the early Russian SFSR which existed in 1921–1927.''Administrative-Territorial Division of Murmansk Oblast'', pp.&nbs ...

was transformed into Murmansk Okrug, which was divided into six districts (Ponoysky being one of them) and included into

. The

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of the district was in the '' selo'' of Ponoy. In 1934, the Murmansk Okrug Executive Committee developed a redistricting proposal, which was approved by the Resolution of the 4th Plenary Session of the Murmansk Okrug Committee of the

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on December 28-29, 1934 and by the Resolution of the Presidium of the Murmansk Okrug Executive Committee on February 2, 1935.''Administrative-Territorial Division of Murmansk Oblast'', pp. 47–49 On February 15, 1935, the VTsIK approved the redistricting of the okrug into seven districts, although it did not specify what territories the new districts were to include. On February 26, 1935, the Presidium of the Leningrad Oblast Executive Committee worked out the details of the new district scheme and issued a resolution, which, among other things, renamed the district Saamsky and moved its administrative center to

Iokanga The Iokanga (russian: Иоканьга) is a river in the north of the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It is 203 km in length. The area of its basin is 6,020 km². The Iokanga originates in Lake Alozero and flows into the B ...

. Additionally, Chalmny-Varrsky and Semiostrovsky Selsoviets of Lovozersky District, as well as the settlement of Drozdovka of Teribersky District, were transferred to Saamsky District. On June 1, 1936, the renaming of the district and the administrative center move were approved by the Resolution of the VTsIK. Iokanga, the administrative center of the district at the time, comprised ''de facto'' two separate inhabited localities, located within from one another—Iokanga proper and Iokangskaya baza, with the district executive committee quarters being located in the latter. In 1936, Iokangskaya baza was renamed Gremikha, but Iokanga continued to be listed as the administrative center of Saamsky District until February 1938. Chalmny-Varrsky selsoviet did not remain in Saamsky District for long—the VTsIK Resolution of September 10, 1937 transferred it back to Lovozersky District. Saamsky District was abolished on January 26, 1963 by the Decision of the Murmansk Oblast Executive Committee.''Administrative-Territorial Division of Murmansk Oblast'', p. 56 The district's selsoviets were transferred to Lovozersky District, while Gremikha, the administrative center of the former district, was subordinated to

Severomorsk Severomorsk (russian: Северомо́рск), known as Vayenga () until April 18, 1951, is a closed town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Severomorsk is the main administrative base of the Russian Northern Fleet. The town is located on the coast o ...

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