Vozhega
Vozhega
Вожега | |
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Location of Vozhega | |
| Coordinates: 60°28′N 40°12′E / 60.467°N 40.200°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Vologda Oblast |
| Administrative district | Vozhegodsky District |
| Founded | 1895 |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1932 |
| Population | |
• Total | 6,725 |
| • Capital of | Vozhegodsky District, Vozhegodsky Selsoviet |
| • Municipal district | Vozhegodsky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Vozhegodskoye Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Vozhegodskoye Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code(s) | 162160 |
| OKTMO ID | 19618151051 |
Vozhega (Russian: Во́жега) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Vozhegodsky District of Vologda Oblast, Russia. It also serves as the administrative center of Vozhegodsky Selsoviet, although it is not part of it. Municipally, it is incorporated as Vozhegodskoye Urban Settlement, the only urban settlement in the district. Vozhega is located several kilometers off the course of the Vozhega River, on the right bank of the river. Population: 6,725 (2010 Census); 6,835 (2002 Census); 7,370 (1989 Soviet census).