Vologda

For other uses, see Vologda (disambiguation).

Vologda
Вологда
City[1]
Kremlin Square in Vologda
Kremlin Square in Vologda
Flag
Flag
Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Location of Vologda
Map
Vologda is located in Russia
Vologda
Vologda
Location of Vologda
Vologda is located in Vologda Oblast
Vologda
Vologda
Vologda (Vologda Oblast)
Coordinates: 59°13′N 39°54′E / 59.217°N 39.900°E / 59.217; 39.900
CountryRussia
Federal subjectVologda Oblast[2]
First mentioned1147
Government
 • BodyCity Duma[3]
 • Head[3]Yury Sapozhnikov[4]
Area
[5]
 • Total
116 km2 (45 sq mi)
Elevation
120 m (390 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[6]
 • Total
301,755
 • Estimate 
(2018)[7]
312,420 (+3.5%)
 • Rank63rd in 2010
 • Density2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi)
 • Subordinated tocity of oblast significance of Vologda[2]
 • Capital ofVologda Oblast,[2] Vologodsky District[8]
 • Urban okrugVologda Urban Okrug[9]
 • Capital ofVologodsky Municipal District,[10] Vologda Urban Okrug[9]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[11])
Postal code(s)[12]
160000-160530
Dialing code(s)+7 8172[13]
OKTMO ID19701000001
City DayLast Sunday of June[14]
Websitevologda-portal.ru/en/

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 Census);[6] 293,046 (2002 Census);[16] 282,802 (1989 Soviet census).[17]

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]

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  3. ^ a b Charter of Vologda, Chapter V
  4. ^ Official website of the Administration of the City of Vologda. Yevgeny Borisovich Shulepov, City Head Archived October 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  5. ^ Mojgorod.ru. Entry on Vologda (in Russian)
  6. ^ a b 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.
  7. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
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  9. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference VologdaOVologda_mun was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Law #1112-OZ
  11. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  12. ^ "List of postal codes" (in Russian). Russian Post. Archived from the original on December 12, 2006. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
  13. ^ Телефонный код города Вологда (in Russian). kody.su. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
  14. ^ Charter of Vologda, Chapter I
  15. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  16. ^ 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).
  17. ^ 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]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  18. ^ "Приказ Министерства культуры Российской Федерации, Министерства регионального развития Российской Федерации от 29 июля 2010 г. N 418/339 г. Москва "Об утверждении перечня исторических поселений"" (in Russian). Российская газета. September 29, 2010. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  19. ^ "Culture in the Vologda region: Vologda city". Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2010.