Vychegodsky

Vychegodsky (Russian: Вычегодский) is an urban locality (a work settlement) under the administrative jurisdiction of the town of oblast significance of Kotlas in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast on the left bank of the Vychegda River, 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) east of Kotlas. Population: 12,861 (2010 Census);^[1] 13,435 (2002 Census);^[6] 14,491 (1989 Soviet census).^[7]

Vychegodsky Вычегодский
Work settlement
Location of Vychegodsky
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Coordinates: 61°14′44″N 46°52′27″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Arkhangelsk Oblast
Founded	1942
Population  (2010 Census)[1]
• Total	12,861
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	town of oblast significance of Kotlas[2]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Kotlas Urban Okrug[3]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	165340
OKTMO ID	11710000056

History

Vychegodsky was founded in 1942 in connection with the construction of the North-Pechora trunk-railway. There are three secondary schools and one vocational technical school there.

Economy

Transportation

There is a railway station in Vychegodsky, called Solvychegodsk, on the railroad connecting Kotlas and Vorkuta. Vychegodsky is located on the road connecting Kotlas and Syktyvkar via Koryazhma and Ilyinsko-Podomskoye.

See also

• Administrative divisions of Arkhangelsk Oblast