Vologda
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Vologda (Russian: Во́логда, IPA: [ˈvoləɡdə]) is a city and the administrative center of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the river Vologda within the watershed of the Northern Dvina. Population: 313,944 (2021 Census);[15] 301,755 (2010 Russian census);[6] 293,046 (2002 Census);[16] 282,802 (1989 Soviet census).[17]
Vologda
Вологда | |
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Coordinates: 59°13′N 39°54′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Vologda Oblast[2] |
First mentioned | 1147 |
Government | |
• Body | City Duma[3] |
• Head[3] | Yury Sapozhnikov[4] |
Area | |
• Total | 116 km2 (45 sq mi) |
Elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 301,755 |
• Estimate (2018)[7] | 312,420 (+3.5%) |
• Rank | 63rd in 2010 |
• Density | 2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi) |
• Subordinated to | city of oblast significance of Vologda[2] |
• Capital of | Vologda Oblast,[2] Vologodsky District[8] |
• Urban okrug | Vologda Urban Okrug[9] |
• Capital of | Vologodsky Municipal District,[10] Vologda Urban Okrug[9] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [11]) |
Postal code(s)[12] | |
Dialing code(s) | +7 8172[13] |
OKTMO ID | 19701000001 |
City Day | Last Sunday of June[14] |
Website | vologda-portal |
The city serves as a major transport hub of the Northwest of Russia. The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation has classified Vologda as a historic city, one of 41 in Russia and one of only three in Vologda Oblast.[18] The Russian Cultinfo website wrote that there were 224 monuments of historical, artistic and cultural importance in Vologda.[19]