Mozhga
| Mozhga (in English) Можга (Russian) Можга (Udmurt) |
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| Administrative status (as of March 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Udmurt Republic |
| Administratively subordinated to | town of republic significance of Mozhga |
| Administrative center of | Mozhginsky District, town of republic significance of Mozhga |
| Municipal status (as of November 2004) | |
| Urban okrug | Mozhga Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Mozhga Urban Okrug, Mozhginsky Municipal District |
| Head | Sergey Pantyukhin |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 47,961 inhabitants |
| Time zone | SAMT (UTC+04:00) |
| Founded | 1835 |
| Town status since | 1926 |
| Postal code(s) | 427789-427795, 427797, 427798 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 34139 |
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Mozhga (Russian: Можга́; Udmurt: Можга) is a town in the Udmurt Republic, Russia, located at the confluence of the Syuga and Syugailka Rivers, 97 kilometers (60 mi) southwest of Izhevsk, the capital of the republic. Population: 47,961 (2010 Census);47,119 (2002 Census);46,049 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1835 as a settlement around Syuginsky glass works. The works was built by the merchant Fyodor Chernov from Yelabuga and became known for the production of technical glass, jugs, and animal figurines. In 1916, Syuginskaya railway station was built near the factory settlement. After the October Revolution of 1917, it was renamed Sovetsky (Сове́тский), and later Krasny (Кра́сный). It was granted town status and given its present name in 1926.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mozhga serves as the administrative center of Mozhginsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of republic significance of Mozhga—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Mozhga is incorporated as Mozhga Urban Okrug.
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