Nizhnyaya Pyosha

Selo Nizhnyaya Pyosha Нижняя Пёша Federal district Northwest Russia region Autonomous Okrug of the Nenets Rajon Sapolyarny Founded 1831 population 718 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 81857 Post Code 166730 License Plate 83 OKATO 11 159 000 001 Geographical location Coordinates 66 ° 45 '  N , 47 ° 45'  E Coordinates: 66 ° 45 '7 "  N , 47 ° 45' 21"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in the Autonomous Okrug of the Nenets

Nizhnyaya Pjoscha ( Russian: Нижняя Пёша ) is a village (Selo) in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug in Russia with 718 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010). The place is located in a restricted area and may only be entered with the permission of the FSB .

geography

Nizhnyaya Pyosha is about 247 km as the crow flies southwest of Naryan-Mar , the administrative center of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug. The place is located on a marshy river loop , on the left bank of the river Pjoscha , which meanders heavily in this area , 44 km before its confluence with the Chosha Bay of the Barents Sea .

As to the administrative division, Nizhnyaya Pjoscha belongs to the Sapolyarny rajon . It is also the administrative seat of the municipality of Pjoschski selsowet , which includes Nizhnyaya Pjoscha and the villages of Verkhnyaya Pjoscha, Wolokowaja, Beluschje and Wolonga.

history

The place emerged as a trading point in the first half of the 19th century and in 1830 consisted of two farms. Administratively, Nizhnyaya Pyosha became part of the Nesskaya wolost administrative unit within the Mesenski ujesd . As early as 1922 there were 36 farmsteads in the town, which now has 186 inhabitants. From 1924 Nizhnyaya Pjoscha belonged to the Kanino-Tschoschskaja samojedskaja wolost . In the course of an administrative reform in 1929, the Volost was transformed into the Kanino-Timanski rajon and Nizhnyaya Pjoscha its administrative center. With the dissolution of the Rajon in 1959, Nizhnyaya Pjosha became the administrative seat of the Peschski selski sowet . Since 2005 the place has been the center of Pjoschski selsowet . In 2011, Nizhnyaya Pyosha celebrated its 180th anniversary.

Population development

year	Residents
1897	80
1922	186
1939	836
2002	642
2010	718

Note: from 1939 census data

Infrastructure

The place has basic educational facilities (kindergarten, middle school, boarding school), a small hospital with a pharmacy, a cultural center, a diesel power station, a bakery, a post office and bank branch and various shops. In the southeast of the town there is a barracks for the anti-aircraft troops.

Economy and Transport

There is no industry in Nizhnyaya Pyosha. The population is mainly engaged in fishing, reindeer herding, dairy farming and hunting.

Starting from Nizhnyaya Pjoscha, a road that is open all year round runs through Verkhnyaya Pjoscha to Wolokovaya, about 37 km (as the crow flies) south. The supra-regional transport of people and goods takes place exclusively by air and sea. On the western edge of the town there is a small airfield through which the cities of Arkhangelsk and Narjan-Mar are approached. In summer, goods are also transported by ship, via the Pjoscha, from the Barents Sea.

Restricted area

Nizhnyaya Pyosha, like large parts of the Sapoljarny rajon, belongs to the so-called border zone ( Пограничная зона ) of the Russian Federation. In these areas, access is regulated for both Russians and foreigners. Permits to enter these areas are issued by the FSB.

Web links

• Official website of the local government Nizhnyaya Pjoscha (Russian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service of State Statistics of the Russian Federation); Čislennost 'naselenija po municipal'nym obrazovanijam i naselennym punktam Archangel'skoj oblasti, vključaja Neneckij avtonomnyj okru Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 Goda (population number of municipal structure and places the Arkhangelsk including the Autonomous circles Nenets results of the All-Russian census 2010.) Table (Download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of Arkhangelsk Oblast)
2. ↑ ^{a b} Prikas Federalnoi sluschby besopasnosti Rossijskoi Federazii ot 10 maja 2007, N 229, gorod Moskwa (Russian); accessed on October 10, 2015
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} History of Nizhnyaya Pjoschas on the official website of Pjoschski selsowet (Russian); accessed on October 10, 2015
4. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Nizhnyaya Pjoscha on the official website of the Sapoljarny rajon  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Russian); accessed on October 10, 2015  
5. ↑ Nizhnyaya Pyosha otmetschajet 180-letie . pomorie.ru, April 4, 2011 (Russian); accessed on October 10, 2015