Pudozh (Russian: Пудож; Karelian: Puudoži; Veps: Pudož; Finnish: PuudosiorPuutoinen) is a town and the administrative centerofPudozhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the Vodla River 115 kilometers (71 mi) east of Petrozavodsk, but 352 kilometers (219 mi) traveling by the road around Lake Onega. Population: 9,698 (2010 Russian census);[3] 10,632 (2002 Census);[8] 10,982 (1989 Soviet census);[9] 8,000 (1970).
Pudozh
Пудож
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A street in Pudozh
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Location of Pudozh | |
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Coordinates: 61°48′N 36°31′E / 61.800°N 36.517°E / 61.800; 36.517 | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Republic of Karelia[1] |
Administrative district | Pudozhsky District[1] |
First mentioned | 1382 |
Town status since | 1785[2] |
Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 9,698 |
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• Capitalof | Pudozhsky District[1] |
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• Municipal district | Pudozhsky Municipal District[4] |
• Urban settlement | Pudozhskoye Urban Settlement[4] |
• Capitalof | Pudozhsky Municipal District,[5] Pudozhskoye Urban Settlement[4] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ![]() |
Postal code(s)[7] | |
OKTMOID | 86642101001 |
Website | pudozhgoradm |
An international tourist route Blue Highway ends in Pudozh. The route leads from Norway via Sweden and Finland to Republic of Karelia.
It was first mentioned in 1382 as a settlement of Pudoga, which would later be called Pudozhsky Pogost.[citation needed] It was granted town status in 1785.[2]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Pudozh serves as the administrative centerofPudozhsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Pudozh, together with eleven rural localities, is incorporated within Pudozhsky Municipal District as Pudozhskoye Urban Settlement.[4]