| Chagodoshchensky District (English) Чагодощенский район (Russian) |
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Location of Chagodoshchensky District on the map of Vologda Oblast |
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| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Vologda Oblast[1] |
| Administrative center | urban-type settlement of Chagoda[2] |
| # of cities/towns | 0[2] |
| # of urban-type settlements | 2[2] |
| # of selsoviets | 7[2] |
| Municipal status (as of May 2010) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Chagodoshchensky Municipal District[3] |
| - # of urban settlements | 2[3] |
| - # of rural settlements | 7[3] |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,400 km2 (930 sq mi)[4] |
| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) |
13,861 inhabitants[5] |
| Population (2002 Census) | 15,624 inhabitants[6] |
| - Urban population | 70.4% |
| - Rural population | 29.6% |
| Density | 6 /km2 (16 /sq mi)[7] |
| Time zone | MSD (UTC+04:00)[8] |
| Established | August 1, 1927[9] |
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Chagodoshchensky District (Russian: Чагодощенский район) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-six in Vologda Oblast, Russia.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Chagodoshchensky Municipal District.[3] It is located in the southwest of the oblast and borders with Babayevsky District in the northeast, Ustyuzhensky District in the southeast, Pestovsky District of Novgorod Oblast in the south, Khvoyninsky District of Novgorod Oblast in the southwest, and Boksitogorsky District of Leningrad Oblast in the northwest. The area of the district is 2,400 square kilometers (930 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban type settlement of Chagoda.[2] District's population: 13,861 (2010 Census preliminary results);[5] 15,624 (2002 Census);[6] 17,866 (1989 Census).[10] Population of Chagoda accounts for 47.6% of the district's population.[6]
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The area was sparsely populated until the 19th century. In the course of the administrative reform carried out in 1708 by Peter the Great it was included into Ingermanland Governorate (known since 1710 as Saint Petersburg Governorate). In 1727, separate Novgorod Governorate split off. In 1776, the area was transferred to Novgorod Viceroyalty. In 1796, the viceroyalty was abolished, and the area, which was part of Ustyuzhensky Uyezd, was transferred to Novgorod Governorate.
In 1839, the first glass production factory was founded, close to the village of Anisimovo. This factory was in operation until 1914. In 1874 and 1897, two further glass production factories were built. The settlement of Chagoda was founded in 1926 as Bely Bychok to serve a new glass making factory.[11]
In June 1918, five uyezds of Novgorod Governorate, including Ustyuzhensky Uyezd, were split off to form Cherepovets Governorate, with the administrative center in Cherepovets. On August 1, 1927 Cherepovets Governorate was abolished, and its area became Cherepovets Okrug of Leningrad Oblast. Simultaneously, uyezds were abolished, and Verkhne-Chagodoshchensky District was established, with the center in the selo of Belye Kresty. In 1932 the district was renamed into Chagodoshchensky District, and Bely Bychok obtained the status of urban-type settlement. Between 1932 and 1935, the district center was in the urban-type settlement of Bely Bychok, but in 1935 it was transferred back to Belye Kresty.[12] On September 23, 1937 Chagodoshchensky District was transferred to newly established Vologda Oblast. In 1939, Bely Bychok was renamed into Chagoda.[13] In 1947, Belye Kresty was renamed into Sazonovo and got the the status of urban-type settlement. During the aborted administrative reform of 1960s, Chagodoshchensky District was briefly disestablished and then reestablished in 1965.[9] After the reestablishment, Chagoda became the district center.
The whole area of the district belongs to the river basins of the Chagodoshcha River and the Kobozha River, left tributaries of the Mologa River, and thus to the river basin of the Volga River. Much of the district area is covered by forest. There are also swamps. The biggest swamp, Uglishnoye Boloto, is located in the north of the district and is shared with Babayevsky and Boksitogorsky Districts. The area of the district is flat.
Whereas the district and the district center owe their existence to the glass-making industry, this industry branch eventually decayed, and in 1997 the biggest surviving glass-making factory, located in Chagoda, stopped operation. Subsequently, it was reopened.[11] As of 2011, three glass-making factories were operating in the district. Other industrial enterprises in the district belong to timber industry and food industry (production of bread and butter).[14]
The agriculture in the district is based on milk production.[14]
A114 highway, connecting Vologda to Cherepovets and Saint Petersburg, crosses the district from the east to the west, passing Sazonovo. There is a connecting road to Chagoda and local roads, but no other through roads to other districts or to Leningrad or Novgorod Oblasts.
A railway line connecting the stations of Kabozha (in Novgorod Oblast) and Podborovye (Leningrad Oblast) runs through the district from the south to the north. Chagoda has a railway station, whereas Sazonovo is located close to the station of Ogaryovo. The two ends of the line are located on two main lines. Kabozha is located on the line connecting Saint Petersburg and Sonkovo and eventually with Moscow, whereas Podborovye is located on the line connecting Saint Petersburg to Vologda via Cherepovets.
The only museum in the district, Chagodoshchensky District Museum, is located in Chagoda. It opened on 1994 and displays collections of local interest, including expositions on glass production.[15]
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