Chagodoshchensky District
| Chagodoshchensky District Чагодощенский район (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Chagodoshchensky District in Vologda Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 59°10′N 35°20′E / 59.167°N 35.333°ECoordinates: 59°10′N 35°20′E / 59.167°N 35.333°E | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Vologda Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of June 2012) | |
| Administrative center | work settlement of Chagoda |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Urban-type settlements | 2 |
| Selsoviets | 7 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Urban-type settlements | 2 |
| Rural localities | 90 |
| Municipal structure (as of February 2011) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Chagodoshchensky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 2 |
| Rural settlements | 7 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,400 km2 (930 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 13,865 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 73.2% |
| • Rural | 26.8 |
| Density | 5.78/km2 (15.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Established | August 1, 1927 |
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Chagodoshchensky District (Russian: Чагодо́щенский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-six in Vologda Oblast, Russia. 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 with 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 locality (a work settlement) of Chagoda. Population: 13,865 (2010 Census); 15,624 (2002 Census);17,866 (1989 Census). The population of Chagoda accounts for 49.9% of the district's total population.
The whole area of the district belongs to the basins of the Chagodoshcha and the Kobozha Rivers, left tributaries of the Mologa, and ultimately to the basin of the Volga River. Much of the district area is covered by forests. 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 landscape of the district is flat.
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