▁for ▁ 4 3 . 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁district ' s ▁total ▁population . ▁ ▁Geography ▁The ▁district ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁both ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁Su kh ona ▁River . ▁It ▁is ▁el ong ated ▁from ▁north ▁to ▁south ▁and ▁divided ▁by ▁the ▁Su kh ona ▁roughly ▁into ▁two ▁equal ▁parts . ▁The ▁major ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁bas in ▁of ▁the ▁Su kh ona ▁and ▁two ▁of ▁its ▁trib ut aries : ▁the ▁U fty uga ▁( left ) ▁and ▁the ▁Gor od ish na ▁( right ). ▁The ▁rivers ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁d rain ▁into ▁the ▁U st ya ▁River ▁bas in ▁and ▁thus ▁into ▁the ▁bas in ▁of ▁the ▁V aga , ▁a ▁major ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁D v ina . ▁Some ▁rivers ▁in ▁the ▁sout heast ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁d rain ▁into ▁the ▁K ich m eng a ▁and ▁the ▁Sh arz h eng a , ▁left ▁trib ut aries ▁of ▁the ▁Y ug ▁River . ▁The ▁whole ▁district ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁bas in ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁D v ina . ▁ ▁The ▁district ▁is ▁almost ▁completely ▁covered ▁by ▁con ifer ous ▁for ests ▁( ta iga ). ▁The ▁exception ▁are ▁the ▁me adows ▁in ▁the ▁flo od pla ins . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁area ▁was ▁originally ▁populated ▁by ▁the ▁Fin no - U gr ic ▁pe op les ▁and ▁then ▁colon ized ▁by ▁the ▁Nov gor od ▁Republic ▁( T ot ma ) ▁and ▁Vladimir - S uz