- Konosha
Infobox Russian city
EnglishName=Konosha
RussianName=Коноша
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LatDeg=60
LatMin=58
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LonDeg=40
LonMin=14
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MunStatus=urban-type settlement
InJurisdictionOf=Arkhangelsk oblast
AdmCtrOf=Konosha Raion
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Population=12,000
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Event1=Town status
Event1Date=1931
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Website=Konosha ( _ru. Коноша)
urban-type settlement in NorthwesternRussia with a population of 12,000 (2007). It belongs toArkhangelsk oblast and is located about 400km South of cityArkhangelsk .Konosha is the administrational center of the the
Raion with the same name (Konoshsky District ). The settlement was founded ath the end of the 19th century in connection with the construction of theYaroslavl –Vologda –Arkhangelsk railway line. It received the urban-type settlement designation in 1931.
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