Konotop Okruha

Konotop Okruha
Конотопська округа
CountrySoviet Union
RepublicUkrainian SSR
GovernorateChernihiv Governorate (1923–1925)
Established7 March 1923
Abolished2 September 1930
Admin. centerKonotop
Population
 (1925)[1]
 • Total588,000

Konotop Okruha (Ukrainian: Конотопська округа) was an okruha, a type of regional district, in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic between 1923 and 1930. Its administrative centre was located in Konotop.[1]

History

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The okruha was created on 7 March 1923 as one of the divisions of Chernihiv Governorate.[2] At the time of its creation, the okruha consisted of 11 raions.[1] On 1 August 1925, the governorates of the Ukrainian SSR were all abolished, and Konotop Okruha became one of the first-level administrative divisions of the republic.[3]

From 1924–1930, the bounds of the okruha changed multiple times.[1] On 19 August 1925, some of the districts of Hlukhiv Okruha were transferred to Konotop Okruha.[4] As of 1 October 1925, Konotop Okruha contained fifteen raions.[1] On 16 October 1925, amidst a series of minor territorial exchanges between the Russian SFSR, the Ukrainian SSR, and the Byelorussian SSR, the former area of Putivlsky Uyezd (excluding the former territory of Kurnets Volost [uk]) was transferred from Kursk Governorate of the Russian SFSR to the Ukrainian SSR.[5] The western portion of the territory was incorporated into Konotop Okruha, and the eastern portion was incorporated into Hlukhiv Okruha.[citation needed]

On 14 June 1930, the number of okruhas in the Ukrainian SSR was reduced. Among other changes, Hlukhiv Okruha was abolished, with its former territory transferred to Konotop Okruha.[6] On 2 September 1930, Konotop Okruha itself was abolished.[1]

Demographics

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As of 1 October 1925, Konotop Okruha had a population of around 588,000 people. According to the 1926 Soviet census, Konotop Okruha had a large majority of ethnic Ukrainians (94.5%), with small minorities of Jews (2.1%) and Russians (2.0%).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Konotop Okruha". Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine.
  2. ^ "Government of the Konotop Okruha". Handbook on history of the Communist Party and the Soviet Union 1898–1991. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012.
  3. ^ ЗУРРСУУ/1925/1/29-30/Про ліквідацію губерень й про перехід на трьохступневу систему управління  (in Ukrainian) – via Wikisource.
  4. ^ ЗУРРСУУ/1925/1/66/Про перенесення округового центру Новгород-Сіверської округи з міста Новгород-Сіверська в місто Глухів …  (in Ukrainian) – via Wikisource.
  5. ^ ЗЗНРСУСРСР/1926/1/4/Про урегулювання кордонів Української СРР з Російською СФРР та Білоруською СРР  (in Ukrainian) – via Wikisource.
  6. ^ ЗЗРРСУУ/1930/1/14/Про реорганізацію округ УСРР  (in Ukrainian) – via Wikisource.