Kharovsk

city Kharovsk Харовск Federal district Northwest Russia Oblast Vologda Rajon Kharovsk Founded 1903 Earlier names Kubino, Leschchowo, Kharovsky City since 1954 surface 10  km² population 10,079 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 1008 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 160  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 81732 Post Code 162250-162251 License Plate 35 OKATO 19 252 501 Geographical location Coordinates 59 ° 57 ′  N , 40 ° 12 ′  E Coordinates: 59 ° 57 ′ 0 ″  N , 40 ° 12 ′ 0 ″  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Vologda Oblast

List of cities in Russia

Kharovsk ( Russian Харовск ) is a city in northwestern Russia . It is located in the Vologda Oblast and has 10,079 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The city is located about 90 km north of the Oblast capital Vologda on the Kubena , a headwaters of the Suchona , and thus the Northern Dvina .

Kharovsk is the administrative center of the raion of the same name .

history

Kharovsk originated in 1900 during construction of the railway line Wologda- Arkhangelsk as Kubino , was named interim Leschtschowo and Charowski until 1954 was under the present name of a town.

Population development

year	Residents
1926	500
1939	7,449
1959	11,260
1970	14,102
1979	12,859
1989	13,083
2002	11,460
2010	10,079

Note: census data (1926 rounded)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)

Web links

• Kharovsk on mojgorod.ru (Russian)