This article is about the modern federal subject of Russia. For the administrative division of the Russian Empire, see Vologda Oblast, Russian Empire.
Vologda Oblast (Russian: Вологодская область, tr. Vologodskaya oblast, IPA: [vəlɐˈɡotskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ]) is a federal subject of Russia. Specifically, it is an oblast. Its administrative center (capital city) is Vologda, but the largest city is Cherepovets, home to the Severstal metallurgical plant, the largest industrial company in the oblast.
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Country | Russia |
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Federal district | Northwestern[1] |
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Economic region | Northern[2] |
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Established | September 23, 1937[3] |
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Administrative center | Vologda |
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• Governor [ru][4] | Oleg Kuvshinnikov[5] |
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• Legislature | Legislative Assembly[4] |
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Area (as of the 2002 Census)[6] |
• Total | 145,700 km2 (56,300 sq mi) |
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Area rank | 25th |
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Population (2010 Census)[7] |
• Total | 1,202,444 |
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• Rank | 42nd |
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• Density[8] | 8.25/km2 (21.4/sq mi) |
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• Urban | 70.7% |
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• Rural | 29.3% |
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Population (January 2014 est.) |
• Total | 1,193,371[9] |
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Time zone(s) | MSK (UTC+04:00) |
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ISO 3166-2 | RU-VLG |
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License plates | 35 |
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Official languages | Russian[10] |
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Vologda Oblast borders Arkhangelsk Oblast, Kirov Oblast, Kostroma Oblast, Yaroslavl Oblast, Tver Oblast, Novgorod Oblast, Leningrad Oblast, and the Republic of Karelia. Most of the oblast's land area is covered by swamps, hills, and taiga. Vologda Oblast and the Republic of Karelia split the freshwater Lake Ladoga, the largest lake fully in Europe.
Population: 1,202,444 (2010 Census);[7] 1,269,568 (2002 Census);[11] 1,353,870 (1989 Census).[12]
- Ethnic composition for 2010:
Президент Российской Федерации. Указ №849 от 13 мая 2000 г. «О полномочном представителе Президента Российской Федерации в федеральном округе». Вступил в силу 13 мая 2000 г. Опубликован: "Собрание законодательства РФ", №20, ст. 2112, 15 мая 2000 г. (President of the Russian Federation. Decree #849 of May 13, 2000 On the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in a Federal District. Effective as of May 13, 2000.).
Госстандарт Российской Федерации. №ОК 024-95 27 декабря 1995 г. «Общероссийский классификатор экономических регионов. 2. Экономические районы», в ред. Изменения №5/2001 ОКЭР. (Gosstandart of the Russian Federation. #OK 024-95 December 27, 1995 Russian Classification of Economic Regions. 2. Economic Regions, as amended by the Amendment #5/2001 OKER. ).
Resolution of September 23, 1937
Charter of Vologda Oblast, Article 12
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. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012. The density value was calculated by dividing the population reported by the 2010 Census by the area shown in the "Area" field. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox is not necessarily reported for the same year as the population.
Official throughout the Russian Federation according to Article 68.1 of the Constitution of Russia.
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]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. May 21, 2004. Retrieved 9 Feb 2012. 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). Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. Retrieved 9 Feb 2012.