Umba, Russia

Umba (Russian: Умба) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Tersky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located on the Kola Peninsula at the point where the Umba River flows into the Kandalaksha Gulf. Population: 5,532 (2010 Census);[5] 6,497 (2002 Census);[6] 8,309 (1989 Census).[7]

Umba Умба
Urban-type settlement
Coat of arms
Location of Umba
Umba Location of Umba Umba Umba (Murmansk Oblast)
Coordinates: 66.6894444°N 34.3469444°E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Murmansk Oblast
Administrative district	Tersky District
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[1]
• Total	5,532
• Estimate  (2018)[2]	4,578 (−17.2%)
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Tersky Municipal District
• Urban settlement	Umba Urban Settlement
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [3])
Postal code(s)[4]	184701–184703
Dialing code(s)	+7 81559
OKTMO ID	47620151051

View of Umba

History

First mentioned in 1466, Umba, along with Varzuga, is the first documented permanent Russian settlement on the Kola Peninsula.[8] From the second half of the 15th century it served as the seat of Umbskaya Volost.

Politics and society

Umba has been characterized by several sources as a quiet district managed by traditional Communists.

Transportation &Foreigner travel

There is a bus from to Umba from Kandalaksha, going twice a day. The airport from Umba serves parts of the south edge of the Peninsula inaccessible by auto. Priority in buying tickets is given to locals, and reserving them was not possible at least as of September 2013; this mode of transportation cannot be considered reliable. A helicopter can be hired for around $3000 per hour (based on September 2013 information).

Some of the coastline near Umba is off limits to foreigners. Local police should be consulted for details. Visitors may stay in Umba itself or travel along the road that goes along the sea from Kandalaksha to Varzuga.

Culture, events, tourist information, travel services

(taken from www.kandalaksha.su)

• Tourist Information Center, ul. Dzherzhinskogo 40, (881559) 51744.
• Folklore Festival three times a year
• Pomor Rawing Regatta, yearly
• Pomor Kuzulya (bread figurine) Festival at Kuzreka
• Sports Fishing Contest “Fish Face”
• Library of Pomor History and Culture, ul. Dzerzhinskogo 40, tel. [phone].
• Museum of History, Culture, and Industry of Tersky Pomors, ul. Dzherzhinskogo 78, tel. [phone], open Tue. to Sat. 9am to 5pm, closed Sunday and Monday.
• Kanozero Rock Carvings Museum, ul. Dzerzhinskogo 40, tel. [phone], open Mon. to Thur. 8am to 5pm, closed for lunch noon to 1pm, Friday 8am to 12noon, closed Saturday and Sunday.
• “Tonya Tetrina” fishing station. A history and ethnography complex. 27 km east from Umba (towards Varzuga). Tel. [phone].
• Umba Students Science Society.
• Amethyst Shore. Souvenirs, workshops. Ul. Gornaya 60, tel. [phone].
• Stuffed Fish Studio 8 921 152 1996
• Department of Preservation and Development of Pomor Traditions and Trades, ul. Belomorskaya 1a, tel. [phone]. Open Tue. to Sat. 10am to 6pm (closed for lunch 2pm to 3pm), closed Sun. and Mon.
• Suvoy Tour Agency, the village of Kuzreka, tel. [phone]

See also

• Pomors

References

1. Статистический сборник Численность, размещение и возрастно-половой состав населения Мурманской области. Итоги Всероссийской переписи населения. Том 1. 2012 Archived December 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine / Федеральная служба государственной статистики, Территориальный орган Федеральной службы государственной статистики по Мурманской области. Мурманск, 2012 — 75 с.
2. "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
3. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
4. ИНФОРМАЦИЯ ОБ ОБЪЕКТЕ ПОЧТОВОЙ СВЯЗИ (in Russian). Russian Post. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
5. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
6. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
7. "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
8. Administrative-Territorial Divisions of Murmansk Oblast, p. 18

Sources

• Архивный отдел Администрации Мурманской области. Государственный Архив Мурманской области. (1995). Административно-территориальное деление Мурманской области (1920–1993 гг.). Справочник. Мурманск: Мурманское издательско-полиграфическое предприятие "Север".

External links

• A compilation of Umba information