Totma

Totma (Russian: То́тьма) is a town and the administrative center of Totemsky District of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Sukhona River at the confluence with the Pesya Denga River. Municipally, it is incorporated as Totma Urban Settlement of Totemsky Municipal District. Population: 9,784 (2010 Census preliminary results); 10,531 (2002 Census); 10,622 (1989 Census). Totma was first mentioned in the chronicles in 1137. It was founded by Novgorodians, who used the Sukhona as the main waterway leading to the north and eventually to the White Sea. Originally, the town (Pogost Todma) was located 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) downstream of the current place, close to the mouth of Staraya Totma River. In 13th century, the salt...