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Vologda Oblast
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Vologda Oblast (Roushie: Вологодская область) is a federal subject o Roushie (an oblast). Its admeenistrative center is Vologda. Population: 1,202,444 (2010 Census).[6] The mucklest ceety is Cherepovets, the hame o the Severstal metallurgical plant, the mucklest industrial enterprise o the oblast.
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Vologda Oblast | |
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Вологодская область | |
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Coordinates: 60°05′N 40°27′E | |
Kintra | Roushie |
Federal destrict | Northwastren[1] |
Economic region | Northwastren[2] |
Established | 1937 |
Admeenistrative center | Vologda[3] |
Govrenment | |
• Bodi | Oblast Duma |
• Govrenor | Oleg Kuvshinnikov[4] |
Area | |
• Total | 145700 km2 (56,300 sq mi) |
Area rank | 25t |
Population (2010 Census)[6] | |
• Total | 1,202,444 |
• Estimate (2018)[7] | 1,176,689 (−2.1%) |
• Rank | 42nt |
• Density | 8.3/km2 (21/sq mi) |
• Urban | 70.7% |
• Rural | 29.3% |
Time zone | UTC+3 (Moscow Time ![]() |
ISO 3166 code | RU-VLG |
License plates | 35 |
OKTMO ID | 19000000 |
Offeecial leids | Roushie[9] |
Website | http://www.vologda-oblast.ru/ |
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Vologda Oblast is rich in historic monuments, such as the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, Ferapontov Monastery (a Warld Heritage Steid) wi the frescoes o Dionisius, medieval touns o Velikiy Ustyug an Belozersk, an baroque kirks o Totma an Ustyuzhna.
Lairge reserves o firth an fresh watter are the main naitural resoorces.