Vokhtoga
| Vokhtoga (English) Вохтога (Russian) | |
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| - Urban-type settlement - | |
.svg) Location of Vologda Oblast in Russia | |
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| Coordinates: 58°48′N 41°02′E / 58.8°N 41.033°ECoordinates: 58°48′N 41°02′E / 58.8°N 41.033°E | |
| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Vologda Oblast |
| Administrative district | Gryazovetsky District |
| Municipal status (as of February 2010) | |
| Municipal district | Gryazovetsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | |
| Administrative center of | Vokhtogskoye Urban Settlement |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) | 6,376 inhabitants |
| Population (2002 Census) | 7,247 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSD (UTC+04:00) |
| Founded | 1938 |
Vokhtoga (Russian: Вохтога is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Gryazovetsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as , one of the two urban settlements in the district. Vozhega is located on the right bank of the Lezha River, a right tributary of the Sukhona. Population: 6,376 (2010 Census preliminary results); 7,247 (2002 Census); 7,623 (1989 Census).
History
Vokhtoga was founded in 1938 to serve timber production and timber industry and obtained the status of the urban-type settlement in 1960.
Economy
Industry
Vokhtoga has a number of timber industry enterprises.
Transport
References
Sources
- Законодательное Собрание Вологодской области. Закон №371-ОЗ от 4 июня 1999 г. «О вопросах административно-территориального устройства Вологодской области», в ред. Закона №1452-ОЗ от 30 мая 2006 г «О внесении изменений в Закон области "О порядке решения вопросов административно-территориального устройства Вологодской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Красный Север", №124–125, 29 июля 1999 г. (Legislative Assembly of Vologda Oblast. Law #371-OZ of June 4, 1999 On the Matter of the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Vologda Oblast, as amended by the Law #1452-OZ of May 30, 2006 On Amending the Oblast Law "On the Procedures of Handling the Matters of the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Vologda Oblast". Effective as of the day of the official publication).
- Правительство Вологодской области. Постановление №178 от 1 марта 2010 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных единиц Вологодской области». (Government of Vologda Oblast. Resolution #178 of March 1, 2010 On Adopting the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units of Vologda Oblast. ).
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