Pudozh
Пудож
Town[1]
A street in Pudozh
A street in Pudozh
Flag of Pudozh
Flag
Coat of arms of Pudozh
Coat of arms
Location of Pudozh
Map
Pudozh is located in Russia
Pudozh
Pudozh
Location of Pudozh
Pudozh is located in Karelia
Pudozh
Pudozh
Pudozh (Karelia)
Coordinates: 61°48′N 36°31′E / 61.800°N 36.517°E / 61.800; 36.517
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Karelia[1]
Administrative districtPudozhsky District[1]
First mentioned1382
Town status since1785[2]
Elevation
55 m (180 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total9,698
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
8,897 (−8.3%)
 • Capital ofPudozhsky District[1]
 • Municipal districtPudozhsky Municipal District[5]
 • Urban settlementPudozhskoye Urban Settlement[5]
 • Capital ofPudozhsky Municipal District,[6] Pudozhskoye Urban Settlement[5]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[7])
Postal code(s)[8]
186150Edit this on Wikidata
OKTMO ID86642101001
Websitepudozhgoradm.ru

Pudozh (Russian: Пудож; Karelian: Puudoži; Veps: Pudož; Finnish: Puudosi or Puutoinen) is a town and the administrative center of Pudozhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the Vodla River 115 kilometers (71 mi) east of Petrozavodsk, but 352 kilometers (219 mi) traveling by the road around Lake Onega. Population: 9,698 (2010 Census);[3] 10,632 (2002 Census);[9] 10,982 (1989 Census);[10] 8,000 (1970).

An international tourist route Blue Highway ends in Pudozh. The route leads from Norway via Sweden and Finland to Republic of Karelia.

History

It was first mentioned in 1382 as a settlement of Pudoga, which would later be called Pudozhsky Pogost.[citation needed] It was granted town status in 1785.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Pudozh serves as the administrative center of Pudozhsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Pudozh, together with eleven rural localities, is incorporated within Pudozhsky Municipal District as Pudozhskoye Urban Settlement.[5]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Law #871-RZK
  2. ^ a b "General Information" (in Russian). Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d Law #813-RZK
  6. ^ Law #825-ZRK
  7. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  8. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  9. ^ Russian 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).
  10. ^ 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.

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