Vologda
Vologda
Вологда | |
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Kremlin Square in Vologda | |
Location of Vologda | |
| Coordinates: 59°13′N 39°54′E / 59.217°N 39.900°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Vologda Oblast |
| First mentioned | 1147 |
| Government | |
| • Body | City Duma |
| • Head | Yury Sapozhnikov |
| Area | |
• Total | 116 km2 (45 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 301,755 |
• Estimate (2018) | 312,420 (+3.5%) |
| • Rank | 63rd in 2010 |
| • Density | 2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi) |
| • Subordinated to | city of oblast significance of Vologda |
| • Capital of | Vologda Oblast, Vologodsky District |
| • Urban okrug | Vologda Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Vologodsky Municipal District, Vologda Urban Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 8172 |
| OKTMO ID | 19701000001 |
| City Day | Last Sunday of June |
| Website | vologda-portal |
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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); 301,755 (2010 Census); 293,046 (2002 Census); 282,802 (1989 Soviet census).
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. The Russian Cultinfo website wrote that there were 224 monuments of historical, artistic and cultural importance in Vologda.