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Coordinates: 58°50′N 36°26′E / 58.833, 36.433
Ustyuzhna (Russian: У́стюжна) is a town in the western part of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the Mologa River. It was first mentioned, as Ustyug-Zhelezny, in 1252, and in the following century was called variously Ustizhna, Ustizhnya, Ustyuzhnya, and Yustyzhnya; from the 16th through the 18th centuries it was Ustyuzhna-Zheleznaya or Ustyuzhna-Zheleznopolskaya, but after 1808 it maintained its modern name. The origin of the name is unclear, though it may be related to that of Ustyug.[1] It received town status in 1738. Population: 10,507 (2002 Census);[2] 10,035 (1989 Census).[3]
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- ^ E. M. Pospelov, Geograficheskiye nazvaniya mira, p. 436.
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). 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) (Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
- ^ 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.) (Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics (1989). Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
