Pudozh

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Pudozh (Russian: Пудож, Finnish: Puutoinen) is a town in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the Vodla River some 352 km east of Petrozavodsk. Population: 10,200 (2005 est.); 10,632 (2002 Census); 8,000 (1970).

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

	Cities and towns in the Republic of Karelia
	Capital: Petrozavodsk Belomorsk \| Kem \| Kondopoga \| Kostomuksha \| Lakhdenpokhya \| Medvezhyegorsk \| Olonets \| Pitkyaranta \| Pudozh \| Segezha \| Sortavala \| Suoyarvi