Vozhega

Vozhega (English)
Вожега (Russian)
-  Urban-type settlement[1]  -

Location of Vologda Oblast in Russia
Vozhega
Location of Vozhega in Vologda Oblast
Coordinates: 60°28′N 40°12′E / 60.467°N 40.200°E / 60.467; 40.200Coordinates: 60°28′N 40°12′E / 60.467°N 40.200°E / 60.467; 40.200
Administrative status
Country Russia
Federal subject Vologda Oblast
Administrative district Vozhegodsky District[1]
Administrative center of Vozhegodsky District, Vozhegodsky Selsoviet[1]
Municipal status (as of February 2010)
Municipal district Vozhegodsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Vozhegodskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Vozhegodskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 6,725 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Urban-type settlement status since 1932[5]

Vozhega (Russian: Вожега is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Vozhegodsky District of Vologda Oblast, Russia. It also serves as the administrative center of Vozhegodsky Selsoviet, although it is not part of it. Municipally, it is incorporated as Vozhegodskoye Urban Settlement, the only urban settlement in the district. Vozhega is located several kilometers off the course of the Vozhega River, on the right bank of the river. Population: 6,725 (2010 Census);[3] 6,835 (2002 Census);[6] 7,370 (1989 Census).[7]

History

The area was sparsely populated until the end of 19th century, since it was far from all trade routes connecting Northern Russia with the White Sea. In 1894, the construction of the railway line between Vologda and Arkhangelsk started. It was decided that the railway should run over the shortest route rather than pass through existing settlements, and it was eventually built through the present area of the district. Vozhega was founded in 1895 as a railway station.[8] It was included in Kadnikovsky Uyezd of Vologda Governorate.[9] By 1929, the population of Vozhega, then the settlement at the railway station, was around 800.[10]

On July 15, 1929, the uyezds were abolished, the governorates merged into the Northern Krai, and Vozhegodsky District was established among others, with the administrative center in the settlement at the Vozhega railway station. It became a part of Vologda Okrug of Northern Krai.[11] In 1932, Vozhega became an urban-type settlement.[5]

Economy

Industry

Timber industry and food industry are present in Vozhega.

Transportation

Vozhega was founded as a railway station on the railroad connecting Vologda and Arkhangelsk.

Paved roads connect Vozhega with Konosha (there is an unpaved stretch) in the north and Syamzha via Kharovsk in the south, connecting the district to the main road network. There are also local roads and local bus traffic originating from Vozhega.

Culture and recreation

The Vozhega Regional Museum is located in Vozhega.[12]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 19 218 550 002», в ред. изменения №259/2014 от 12 декабря 2014 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division . Code 19 218 550 002, as amended by the Amendment #259/2014 of December 12, 2014. ).
  2. 1 2 3 Law #1109-OZ
  3. 1 2 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. 1 2 Чайкина, Ю. И. (1988). Географические названия Вологодской области: Топонимический словарь (in Russian). Arkhangelsk: Северо-Западное книжное издательство. p. 50.
  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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  8. ↑ Вожегодский район (in Russian). Культура в Вологодской области. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  9. ↑ Смирнов, Ю. А. (1995). Из истории Вожеги 1914-1942 гг.. Вожега: Краеведческий альманах (in Russian) 1. Vologda: Русь. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  10. ↑ Соколов, Б. А. (1995). Прошлое и настоящее Вожегодского края. Вожега: Краеведческий альманах (in Russian) 1. Vologda: Русь. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  11. ↑ Справка об изменениях административно-территориального устройства и сети партийных и комсомольских органов на территории Вологодской области (1917-1991) (in Russian). Архивы России. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  12. ↑ Вожегодский районный краеведческий музей (in Russian). Российская сеть культурного наследия. Retrieved 13 October 2011.

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