Sokol, Vologda Oblast
| Sokol (English) Сокол (Russian) |
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 Bridges over the Sukhona |
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 Sokol
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| Coordinates: 59°28′N 40°07′E / 59.467°N 40.117°ECoordinates: 59°28′N 40°07′E / 59.467°N 40.117°E | |
| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Vologda Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | Sokol Town of Oblast Significance[2] |
| Administrative center of | Sokol Town of Oblast Significance, Sokolsky District[1] |
| Municipal status (as of May 2010) | |
| Municipal district | Sokolsky Municipal District[3] |
| Urban settlement | Sokolskoye Urban Settlement[3] |
| Administrative center of | Sokolsky Municipal District, Sokolskoye Urban Settlement[3] |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) |
38,454 inhabitants[4] |
| Population (2002 Census) | 43,042 inhabitants[5] |
| Time zone | MSD (UTC+04:00)[6] |
| Town status since | 1932[7] |
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Sokol (Russian: Со́кол) is a town in the center of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located at both banks of the Sukhona. Administratively, it is incorporated as a town of oblast significance (one of the four in Vologda Oblast). It also serves as the administrative center of Sokolsky District, by which it is completely surrounded but is not administratively a part of. Municipally, it is incorporated as Sokolskoye Urban Settlement of Sokolsky Municipal District.[3] Population: 38,454 (2010 Census preliminary results);[4] 43,042 (2002 Census);[5] 46,604 (1989 Census).[8]; 36,000 (1970).
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[edit] History
The village of Sokolovo existed on this location since at least 1615. Since 1796, the village was part of Kadnikovsky Uyezd of Vologda Governorate. In 1897, a paper mill was built near the village and Sokolovo became the primary place of residence of the employees of the mill.[9]
In November 1923, the Vologda Executive Committee decided to create Sverdlovsko-Sukhonsky District with the center in the settlement of Sokol, however, the decision was not approved by the central authorities, and the district was never created.[10]
On July 15, 1929, the uyezds were abolished, the governorates merged into the Northern Krai, and Sverdlovsky District with the center in the work settlement of Sokol was established among others. It became a part of Vologda Okrug of Northern Krai. In 1932, Sokol was granted the town status, and the district was renamed to Sokolsky District.[10]
[edit] Economy
[edit] Industry
The town is home to two large paper mills (Sukhonsky Tsellyulozno-Bumazhny Kombinat and Sokolsky Tsellyulozno-Bumazhny Kombinat).
[edit] Transport
Sukhona railway station on the railway connecting Vologda and Arkhangelsk is located in Sokol.
One of the principal highways in Russia, M8, which connects Moscow and Arkhangelsk, crosses Sokolsky district passing Sokol. Other roads connect Sokol with Kharovsk and Ustye. There are also local roads, with the bus traffic originating from Sokol.
Sukhona is navigable in Sokol, however, there is no passenger navigation.
[edit] Culture and recreation
Sokol hosts the Sokol District Museum, one of the two museums in Sokolsky District.[11]
[edit] International relations
[edit] Twin towns/sister cities
Sokol is twinned with:
[edit] References
- ^ a b Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 19 420 006», в ред. изменения №179/2011 от 1 февраля 2012 г. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division . Code 19 420 006, as amended by the Amendment #179/2011 of February 1, 2012. ).
- ^ Resolution #178
- ^ a b c d Law #1121-OZ
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (May 21, 2004). "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)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication.).
- ^ Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 429. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
- ^ "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.)" (in 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. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ "О районе. История." (in Russian). Администрация Сокольского муниципального района. http://www.sokoladm.ru/index.html?razdel=gorod&p=gorod_history. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Справка об изменениях административно-территориального устройства и сети партийных и комсомольских органов на территории Вологодской области (1917-1991)" (in Russian). Архивы России. http://www.rusarchives.ru/guide/voanpi/126sia.shtml. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- ^ "Сокольский историко-краеведческий музей" (in Russian). Российская сеть культурного наследия. http://www.museum.ru/M2889. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
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