Administrative divisions of the Novgorod Republic

After the fall of the republic, Novgorod Land, as part of Muscovy, consisted of 5 pyatinas (literally "fifths") that were further divided into uyezds and pogosts.

Novgorod with its vicinity (located on upper Volkhov and near Ilmen Lake) belonged to a separate territorial unit.

[citation needed] The city of Novgorod itself was divided into five kontsy (концы) or boroughs: Nerevsky, Zagorodsky, Lyudin, Slavensky and Plotnitsky.

Below is the list of tysyachas and their approximate locations:[2] Other important towns were Porkhov, Koporye, Yama, Oreshek and Korela.

[citation needed] Vast lands to the east that were being colonised by Novgorod or just paid tribute to it were divided into volosts.

The Novgorod Republic in 1237
A map showing the five kontsy of Novgorod
Map of Novgorodian pyatinas in the 16th century. (For reference, the sea at the top is part of the White Sea and the sea at left is the Gulf of Finland)