District of Tot'ma
General Information
Location: the eastern part of the Vologda Oblast
Foundation: 1539 first mentioned
Total area: 8,200 sq km
Area - comparative: the oblast's third biggest district in terms of total area
Border regions: the Kostroma Oblast in the south, the districts of Mezhdurech'ye, Sokol, Syamzha, Verkhovazh'ye, Tarnoga, Nyuksenitsa, Gryazovets, Babushkino within the Vologda Oblast
Administrative divisions: 16 administrative areas
Distance from Vologda: 215 km by highway, 247 km by water transport, 195 km by air
Total population: 27,400 people
Population of Tot'ma: 10,500 people. The majority of the district's population lives in the neighbouring settlements.
Density of population: 3,34 inhabitants per square kilometre
Total area of housing: 665,000 sq m
The most common building style: timbering owing to the abundant nearby forests
Oil and gas delivery: four gas pipe lines and an oil pipe line pass through the territory of the district of Tot'ma
Inland waters: numerous rivers (all in all 120) and 6 lakes that are used for water supply, transport communication, fishing and tourism. The Sukhona is the longest water course known on the territory of the district of Tot'ma. It flows some 126 km (within the boundaries of the district).
Terrain: mostly wavy moraine plains pertaining to the north-western part of the Permian plateau.
Plant life: The district of Tot'ma is a vast wooded area with some 50-60 percent of its total land area covered by coniferous and deciduous forests. The plant life map looks quite mixed.
Fauna: mammals typical of the woodlands of the European part of Russia - bears, wolves, foxes, elks, wild boars, martens, lynxes and others; many species of fish - salmon, white-fish, bream, pike perch, perch, pike and others; species of birds - wood grouse, hazel grouse, loom, golden eagle, black grouse.
Climate: temperate continental with long winters (average temperature in January is -13.7°C), short warm summers (average temperature in July is +19.0°C). The winter days are short, lasting only six hours or so. Summer days last about 19 hours. The summer, although short, is one of the most prized assets. On the whole the weather is rather changeable due to frequent cyclones and various air masses that permeate into the district.
News
The history of Tot’ma is also the story of many outstanding people - seafarers, merchants, poets and artists. One of the oldest in Russia, it is known as a town of museums and seafarers. In the second half of the 18th century, 20 expeditions left from Totma. One of the most important led to the discovery of the Commander Islands and the Aleutian Islands off the coast of Alaska.
One of the oldest in Russia, it is known as a town of museums and seafarers. In the second half of the 18th century, 20 expeditions left from Totma. One of the most important led to the discovery of the Commander Islands and the Aleutian Islands off the coast of Alaska.
The event is timed to coincide with celebrations of 880th anniversary of Tot’ma City. On this day Tot’ma will celebrate Russian America Day at the same time as Fort Ross in northern California, once the southernmost outpost of the Russian empire on the coast of northern California and founded by Tot’ma native Ivan Kuskov in 1812.
Russian town of Tot’ma, 400 miles north of Moscow will turn 880 on August 12th. The celebrations will coincide with 205th anniversary of Russian Colony in Fort Ross, California (USA).
In July 2016 Fyodor Konyukhov set new world record for balloon flying around the Earth in fastest time: 11 days 5 hours 11 minutes or 269 hours 11 minutes.
The meeting was arranged as part of a series of meetings examining economic and social development of regions.
On a visit to Totma, Public Affairs Officer of US Consulate General in St. Petersburg Suzanne Bodoin attended Ivan Kuskov Memorial Flat.
The day of Russian America in the old Russian town of Tot'ma, located about 500 miles northeast of Moscow will be carried out for the third time.
A group of Native Americans led by Robin Joy, a curator of the Fort Ross National Park came to Tot’ma to make a tour of the city where Ivan Kuskov was born, to see the sights of it, to get acquainted with the Russian traditions, and to learn to make Russian souvenirs. In a local museum the American guests painted souvenir distaffs. They were treated to cloudberry jam and pies cooked according to old recipes.
