I. Overview
1. Location
Pskov in the Eastern plains states, west of Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, south, east, Novgorod, Tver State adjacent to the northern border with the Leningrad Oblast.
Most of its territory for the plain, west lowlands below 200 meters above sea level. The main rivers are the Waley within Caia River, lakes and Lake Pskov Lake Chu.
2. Territorial and administrative divisions
Pskov State was established in August 23, 1944, the territorial area of 5.55 million square kilometers.
The number of administrative units within the state has 24 districts and 3 state are cities, 11 belonged to the city, 13 towns, 244 administrative farm.
Is the state capital city of Pskov, was established in 1903, from Moscow to Pskov is 689 km from the city.
Other states with large Luki is a city of city, was built in 1166; ostrov City, built in 1342.
Major cities within the state Pskov city, big Luki city.
3. Population
2003 total population of 756,700 people.
Second, the main economic sectors
Pskov State are members of the Northwest Economic Zone. The regional economy is agriculture and industry trends. In the small proportion of industry (6.6%) represent a large share of the developed light industry (10.5%) and food industry (18.5%) and related fields. The development of machines and the closely related St. Petersburg, Russia, specializes in the production has a certain significance in the whole complex product. Pskov is not the state's energy reserves, so the fuel industry with local significance. Forest reserve is not large, the limited forest reserves of timber processing industry makes only two companies. Minerals are peat, limestone, dolomite, marl, gypsum, clay, sand, peat origin is more famous Morley Indianapolis.
Pskov State in the industrial area, dominated by a mechanical manufacturing industry, electrical industry (production of automatic telephone network, welding equipment, electrical products, household appliances), chemical equipment, industrial equipment and knitting production, mining clay coal, machinery production. And radio industrial enterprises. In addition, there is light at the Pskov State (including linen industry, sewing, textile, shoes industry), food industry, wood processing industry and construction materials industry. The state is the major industrial centers and large Luki Pskov.
In Pskov the state's agricultural economy is the dominant meat and milk animal husbandry, cultivation of flax is also very developed. In addition, the state's northern region have fisheries. Pskov State in the development of intensive agriculture has great potential. In agricultural production structure, an advantage is that meat and milk animal husbandry, also plays a significant role in growing flax. |