Bolshezemelsky District

Bolshezemelsky district was located in the central-east of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug.

As of 1 January 1931, the district had an area of 144,300km2 and a population of 4,200 people across 12 selsoviets.

By 1 January 1940, the area of the district had decreased to 96,900km2, with the number of selsoviets now at 6.

The district was abolished along with the three others in Nenets AO in 1959, becoming a direct subordination.

Today it is a part of Zapolyarny district, the only one in Nenets AO.

Bolshezemelsky District on the map of Nenetsia