Konotop Okruha

Okruha in Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union

Konotop Okruha Конотопська округа
Okruha

Country	Soviet Union
Republic	Ukrainian SSR
Governorate	Chernihiv Governorate (1923–1925)
Established	7 March 1923
Abolished	2 September 1930
Admin. center	Konotop
Population (1925)^[1]
• Total	588,000

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

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

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Konotop Okruha". Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine.
^ "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.
^ ЗУРРСУУ/1925/1/29-30/Про ліквідацію губерень й про перехід на трьохступневу систему управління (in Ukrainian) – via Wikisource.
^ ЗУРРСУУ/1925/1/66/Про перенесення округового центру Новгород-Сіверської округи з міста Новгород-Сіверська в місто Глухів … (in Ukrainian) – via Wikisource.
^ ЗЗНРСУСРСР/1926/1/4/Про урегулювання кордонів Української СРР з Російською СФРР та Білоруською СРР (in Ukrainian) – via Wikisource.
^ ЗЗРРСУУ/1930/1/14/Про реорганізацію округ УСРР (in Ukrainian) – via Wikisource.