Velsky District

Velsk is a large railway station in the Arkhangelsk region. The distance from the Yaroslavsky railway station in Moscow is 822 km. On the territory of the Velsky District, the railway line of the Northern Railway Branch of the Russian Railways was laid. There are three goods and cargo stations - Velsk, Kuloi and Vaga. The main receipt of goods by rail is carried out through the Velsk station, located at 820 km. Solvychegodsky direction.

There is an airport in the area, which is used for the needs of small aircraft. Now the runway, taxiways and apron have been put into operation at the Velsk airport, lighting equipment is functioning. Regular flights have opened on the Arkhangelsk - Velsk - Vologda route. For the transportation of passengers, L-410 aircraft are used, capable of carrying up to 19 people, flights are carried out twice a week.

Peat, carbonate rocks, building materials (sands, sand-gravel mixture, clay).

The Velsk region lies in the basin of the Vagi River (a tributary of the Northern Dvina River of the first order) in its upper reaches. Rivers and streams flowing into it form a dense river network, the nature and structure of which is determined everywhere by excessive moisture and flat relief. The largest rivers in the region are tributaries of the Vaga of the first and second order: Vel, Ustya, Kokshenga, Kuloi, Pezhma, Churga, Puya, etc.