Leningrad Oblast, Russia Flag of Leningrad Oblast
Administrative center:[1] None
As of 2014:[2]
# of districts
(районы)		 17
# of cities/towns
(города)		 32
# of urban-type settlements
(посёлки городского типа)		 32
# of volosts
(волости)		 205
As of 2002:[3]
# of rural localities
(сельские населённые пункты)		 2,908
# of uninhabited rural localities
(сельские населённые пункты без населения)		 137

Administratively, Leningrad Oblast is divided into seventeen districts and a town of oblast significance, Sosnovy Bor. Lomonosovsky District is the only one in Russia which has its administrative center (the town of Lomonosov) located in the area of a different subject of Russian Federation (the federal city of Saint Petersburg, which is not a part of Leningrad Oblast).

In terms of the area, the biggest administrative district is Podporozhsky District (7,706 square kilometres (2,975 sq mi)); the smallest one is Lomonosovsky District (1,919 square kilometres (741 sq mi)).

Administrative and municipal divisions

Map
Map
Division Structure OKATO OKTMO Urban-type settlement/
district-level town* 		Rural
(volost)
Administrative Municipal
Sosnovy Bor (Сосновый Бор)[4] city urban okrug 41 454 41 754
Boksitogorsky (Бокситогорский) district 41 203 41 603 14
Volosovsky (Волосовский) district 41 206 41 606 14
Volkhovsky (Волховский) district 41 209 41 609 15
Vsevolozhsky (Всеволожский) district 41 212 41 612 12
Vyborgsky (Выборгский) district 41 215 41 615 22
Gatchinsky (Гатчинский) district 41 218 41 618 17
Kingiseppsky (Кингисеппский) district 41 221 41 621 9
Kirishsky (Киришский) district 41 224 41 624 6
Kirovsky (Кировский) district 41 225 41 625 5
Lodeynopolsky (Лодейнопольский) district 41 227 41 627 8
Lomonosovsky (Ломоносовский) district 41 230 41 630 13
Luzhsky (Лужский) district 41 233 41 633 19
Podporozhsky (Подпорожский) district 41 236 41 636 7
Priozersky (Приозерский) district 41 239 41 639 12
Slantsevsky (Сланцевский) district 41 242 41 642 7
Tikhvinsky (Тихвинский) district 41 245 41 645 13
Tosnensky (Тосненский) district 41 248 41 648 12

Differences with municipal divisions

The municipal divisions of Leningrad Oblast are identical with its administrative divisions. All of the administrative districts of Leningrad Oblast are municipally incorporated as municipal districts, and the city of oblast significance is municipally incorporated as an urban okrug.

History

Until 1927

December 29 [O.S. December 18], 1708 Tsar Peter the Great issued an edict which established seven governorates.[8][9] The description of the borders of the governorates was not given; instead, their area was defined as a set of towns and the lands adjacent to those towns. The present area of Leningrad oblast was a part of Ingermanland Governorate, which was renamed Saint Petersburg Governorate in 1710. The governorates were subdivided into uyezds, and uyezds into volosts. Eventually, parts of Saint Petersburg Governorate were split off to form separate governorates, such as Novgorod, Pskov, or Olonets Governorates. Vyborg Governorate, which was split off early, in 1812 was included into the Grand Duchy of Finland as the Viipuri Province, and in 1918 became a part of independent Finland. In 1913, Saint Petersburg Governorate was renamed Petrograd, and in 1924 Leningrad Governorate.

The east and south of the current area of the oblast was transferred in 1727 to Moscow and Novgorod Governorates. After a sequence of administrative reforms, the northeastern part of the oblast ended up in 1801 in Olonets Governorate. In June 1918, five uyezds of Novgorod Governorate, including Tikhvinsky Uyezd, were split off to form Cherepovets Governorate, with the administrative center in Cherepovets. In 1922, Olonets Governorate was abolished, and Lodeynopolsky Uyezd (which contained all areas later transferred to Leningrad Oblast) was transferred to Petrograd Governorate. Thus, by 1927 the current area of the oblast was split between three governorates — Leningrad, Novgorod, and Cherepovets.

Additionally, the areas adjacent to the Narva River, including the town of Ivangorod, were assigned to Estonia in 1920, following the Estonian War of Independence and the Treaty of Tartu, signed on February 2, 1920.

1927—1944

On August 1, 1927 the governorate was abolished, and uyezds were merged into newly established Leningrad Oblast, with the administrative center in Leningrad, which included the northwestern part of Russian Federation. The oblast was subdivided into 140 districts, which were grouped into nine okrugs,[10]

Murmansk Okrug was not contiguous with the rest of Leningrad Oblast and was separated from it by the territory of the Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.[11] The areas where Leningrad Oblast was established belonged previously not only to Saint Petersburg, Novgorod, and Cherepovets Governorates, but also to Murmansk and Pskov Governorates.

The following districts have been established,[10]

On October 1, 1929 Velikiye Luki Okrug was transferred to newly established Western Oblast.[12] On August 15, 1930, the okrugs were abolished as well (with the exception of Murmansk Okrug), and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast.[13] Subsequently, the administrative divisions were merged and split on a regular basis, so that some districts were abolished, and others were established. On September 23, 1937 Vologda Oblast was established, and eastern districts of Leningrad Oblast were transferred to Vologda Oblast.[14] On May 28, 1938 Murmansk Oblast was established, and the districts which belonged to Murmansk Okrug were transferred there.[15] Between 1938 and 1944, the area of Leningrad Oblast approximately corresponded to the current area of Leningrad, Pskov, and Novgorod Oblasts.

On March 22, 1935 Pskov and Kingisepp Okrugs, adjacent to the state borders, were established. In September 1940, both were abolished.[13]

After the Winter War in 1940, some areas which previously belonged to independent Finland were ceded to the Soviet Union, in particular, to Leningrad Oblast and to the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic.

During World War II, considerable areas of Leningrad Oblast were occupied by German and Finnish troops and thus were outside the jurisdiction of the oblast.

After 1944

On July 5, 1944, Novgorod Oblast, and on August 23, 1944 Pskov Oblast were established. The areas of Estonia adjacent to the Narva River, including the town of Ivangorod, were transferred to Leningrad Oblast on November 24, 1944. They were shared between Slantsevsky (south) and Kingiseppsky (north) Districts.[16] On the same day some areas, which are now parts of Vyborgsky and Priozersky Districts, were transferred from the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic to Leningrad Oblast. In 1948-1949, most of the names of Finnish origin were replaced by made-up Russian names. After 1944, some areas which belonged to Leningrad Oblast, were on several occasions transferred to the federal city of Saint Petersburg.

Abolished districts

After 1927 (with the exception of the aborted reform of 1963-1965) borders between the districts sometimes were modified, and as a result some of the districts were abolished. This list includes the districts which existed in the current area of Leningrad Oblast.

Renamed districts

See also

References

  1. ^ According to Article 13 of the Charter of Leningrad Oblast, the government bodies of the oblast are located in the city of St. Petersburg. However, St. Petersburg is not officially named to be the administrative center of the oblast.
  2. ^ Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 41», в ред. изменения №278/2015 от 1 января 2016 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division (OKATO). Code 41, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
  3. ^ Results of the 2002 Russian Population Census—Territory, number of districts, inhabited localities, and rural administrations of the Russian Federation by federal subject Archived September 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ In 2010, the administrative division of Leningrad Oblast was harmonized with the municipal division, see Отчет о работе комитета по взаимодействию с органами местного самоуправления Ленинградской области в 2010 году (in Russian). Комитет по печати и связям с общественностью Ленинградской области. Retrieved April 17, 2013. Sosnovy Bor was left as the only town of oblast significance, whereas all other towns, which previously were towns of oblast significance, were subordinated to the districts.
  5. ^ Деревня Кудрово сегодня официально стала городом (in Russian). Bn-Gazeta. June 29, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  6. ^ "Мурино официально получил статус города". Экономика сегодня (in Russian). March 27, 2019. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  7. ^ В этом году ни один поселок в Ленобласти не станет городом (in Russian). Жизнь во Всеволожске. March 21, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  8. ^ Указ об учреждении губерний и о росписании к ним городов (in Russian)
  9. ^ Архивный отдел Администрации Мурманской области. Государственный Архив Мурманской области. (1995). Административно-территориальное деление Мурманской области (1920-1993 гг.). Справочник. Мурманск: Мурманское издательско-полиграфическое предприятие "Север". pp. 19–20.
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  11. ^ Газета "География", №21, 2001. С. Тархов. Первая советская реформа, укрупнение единиц административно-территориального деления в 1923—1929 гг. Archived April 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  12. ^ Воробьёв, М. В. (1993). Г. В. Туфанова (ed.). Административно-территориальное деление Смоленской области (in Russian). Государственный архив Смоленской области. pp. 118–133.
  13. ^ a b "00344" Ленинградская область (in Russian). Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  14. ^ Справка об изменениях административно-территориального устройства и сети партийных и комсомольских органов на территории Вологодской области (1917–1991) (in Russian). Архивы России. Archived from the original on September 17, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
  15. ^ Ловозерский район (авг.1927 г. - май 1938 г.) (in Russian). Справочник истории административно-территориального деления Ленинградской области. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  16. ^ Кингисеппский район (август 1927) (in Russian). Система классификаторов исполнительных органов государственной власти Санкт-Петербурга. Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  17. ^ Будогощенский район (авг. 1927 – янв. 1932) (in Russian). Система классификаторов исполнительных органов государственной власти Санкт-Петербурга. Archived from the original on June 13, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  18. ^ Детскосельский район (август 1927 г . – август 1930 г.) (in Russian). Система классификаторов исполнительных органов государственной власти Санкт-Петербурга. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  19. ^ Капшинский район (август 1927 г. - февраль 1963 г.) (in Russian). Система классификаторов исполнительных органов государственной власти Санкт-Петербурга. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  20. ^ Колпинский район (август 1927 г . – август 1930 г.) (in Russian). Система классификаторов исполнительных органов государственной власти Санкт-Петербурга. Archived from the original on March 14, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  21. ^ Котельский район (авг. 1927 – сент. 1931) (in Russian). Система классификаторов исполнительных органов государственной власти Санкт-Петербурга. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  22. ^ Краснрсельский район (август 1936 г . - декабрь 1955 г .) (in Russian). Система классификаторов исполнительных органов государственной власти Санкт-Петербурга. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  23. ^ Ленинградский Пригородный район (август 1930 г . - август 1936 г .) (in Russian). Система классификаторов исполнительных органов государственной власти Санкт-Петербурга. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  24. ^ Ленинский район Ленинградского округа (август 1927 г . - август 1930 г .) (in Russian). Система классификаторов исполнительных органов государственной власти Санкт-Петербурга. Archived from the original on March 20, 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  25. ^ Яскинский район (нояб. 1944 - окт. 1948), Лесогорский район (окт. 1948 - дек. 1960) (in Russian). Система классификаторов исполнительных органов государственной власти Санкт-Петербурга. Archived from the original on March 20, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  26. ^ Любанский район (август 1927 г . - август 1930г.) (in Russian). Система классификаторов исполнительных органов государственной власти Санкт-Петербурга. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  27. ^ Мгинский район (август 1927 г. - дек. 1960 г.) (in Russian). Система классификаторов исполнительных органов государственной власти Санкт-Петербурга. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  28. ^ Молосковицкий район (авг.1927-сент.1931) (in Russian). Система классификаторов исполнительных органов государственной власти Санкт-Петербурга. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  29. ^ Волховский район (август 1927 г.) (in Russian). Система классификаторов исполнительных органов государственной власти Санкт-Петербурга. Archived from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  30. ^ Оредежский район (авг. 1927 – окт. 1959) (in Russian). Система классификаторов исполнительных органов государственной власти Санкт-Петербурга. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  31. ^ Осьминский район (авг. 1927 - авг. 1961) (in Russian). Система классификаторов исполнительных органов государственной власти Санкт-Петербурга. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
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  33. ^ Парголовский район (август 1927 г . - август 1930 г ., август 1936 г . - апрель 1954 г .) (in Russian). Система классификаторов исполнительных органов государственной власти Санкт-Петербурга. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  34. ^ Пашский район (авг. 1927 - дек. 1955) (in Russian). Система классификаторов исполнительных органов государственной власти Санкт-Петербурга. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
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  44. ^ Вознесенский район (авг. 1927 - апр. 1954) (in Russian). Система классификаторов исполнительных органов государственной власти Санкт-Петербурга. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
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