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
INTERMUSEUM 2019 International Festival of Museums will open at Manege Exhibition Centre in Moscow on May 30. More than 300 museums from our country and abroad will be represented at the Festival.
The conference “Russia’s North” will gather over 70 experts from Russia and Austria on February 27-March 2 in Vologda and Tot’ma. The event will touch upon problems of study and preservation of historical and cultural heritage.
The international sled dog race “Russian North-2019” will attract participants from Russia, the Czech Republic, Belarus and Estonia. The participants will be able to enjoy the unique and unforgettable experience of a journey along the snowy forests on dogsleds and the majestic winter scenery.
The visit was arranged as part of a series of visits throughout the Vologda Oblast examining economic and social development of regions.
Representatives of Orchestra, a Russian-French landscape bureau arrived in Tot’ma on a four-day-duration visit aiming to present a coastal embankment improvement project.
Tot'ma (Vologda Region) will be the first Russian town to enter the most beautiful village and town destinations across Russia.
On August 10-12, the small town of Totma in Russia’s Vologda Region will celebrate Russian America Day at the same time as Fort Ross in northern California, once the southernmost outpost of the Russian empire in the Americas and founded by Totma native Ivan Kuskov.
The international sled dog race “Russian North-2018” attracted 30 participants from Russia and Belarus and 250 dogs. The participants were able to enjoy the unique and unforgettable experience of a journey along the snowy forests on dogsleds and the majestic winter scenery on the bank of the Sukhona River.
The international sled dog race “Russian North-2018” will attract participants from Russia, Belarus and Estonia. The participants will be able to enjoy the unique and unforgettable experience of a journey along the snowy forests on dogsleds and the majestic winter scenery.
The bell-ringing festival in Totma will be held on Christmas Eve, January 6th-7th.