Konotop Okruha
Appearance
Konotop Okruha (Ukrainian: Конотопська округа) was an okruha (regional district) in 1923–1930 in northeastern Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located in Konotop.
The okruha was created in 1923 as part of the Chernigov Governorate. In 1925-1930 it served as a first-level administrative division within the Ukrainian SSR.
In 1925 to the Ukrainian SSR from the Russian SFSR was transferred Putivl county with predominantly Russian population with western portion was split to Konotop Okruha, while its eastern portion to Hlukhiv Okruha.
At the time of creation, okruha consisted of 11 raions and in 1925 – 15 raions.
References
External links
- Konotop Okruha at Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine
- Government of the Konotop Okruha at the Handbook on history of the Communist Party and the Soviet Union 1898–1991