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Mozhga (English)
Можга (Russian)
Можга (Udmurt)- City[citation needed] - 250px 
MozhgaCoordinates: 56°27′N 52°13′E / 56.45°N 52.217°ECoordinates: 56°27′N 52°13′E / 56.45°N 52.217°E 
Coat of arms Administrative status Country Russia Municipal status Urban okrug Mozhga Urban Okrug[citation needed] Head[citation needed] Sergey Pantyuhin[citation needed] Representative body City Duma[citation needed] Statistics Population (2010 Census,
preliminary)50,072 inhabitants[1] - Rank in 2010 19th Founded 1835[citation needed] Previous names Syuginsky glass works (until 1924),[citation needed]
Krasny (until 1927)[citation needed]Postal code(s) 427789 - 427798[citation needed] Dialing code(s) +7 34139[citation needed] Official website Mozhga (Russian: Можга; Udmurt: Можга) is a town in the Udmurt Republic, Russia, located on the Syuginka River, 97 kilometers (60 mi) southwest of Izhevsk. It was founded in 1835 as a settlement around Syuginsky glass works. After the October Revolution, it was renamed Sovetsky (Сове́тский), and later Krasny (Кра́сный). It was granted town status and given its present name in 1926.
Mozhga is an important industrial center of southwestern Udmurtia.
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History
The base of the settlement related to the construction of a Syuginsky glass factory on the Syuga river in 1835. The plant was built by the merchant Theodore Chernov from Yelabuga and was known for the production of technical glass, jugs, figurines of animals. In 1859, 34 yards of the village population of 290 inhabitants on the Syugailka river working water mill. In 1916, around the factory settlement was built railway station Syuginskaya. After the October Revolution, it was renamed Sovetsky (Сове́тский), and later Krasny (Кра́сный). It was granted town status and given its present name in 1926.
Geography and climate
Location
The city is located in the southwest of the Udmurt Republic, at the confluence of the rivers and Syuga Syugailka, 81 km from the capital of Udmurtia, Izhevsk. Around Mozhga vast forests and deposits of quartz sand, which determined the choice of location at the base of the future city
Time
Main article: Moscow Time
Time zones of Europe
Mozhga and Udmurt Republic serves as the reference point for the timezone used in most of Central Russia, including Moscow and Saint Petersburg. The areas operate in what is referred to as Moscow Standard Time (MSK, МСК), which is 4 hours ahead of UTC, or UTC+4. Daylight saving time is no longer observed.
Moscow Time (UTC+4)Climate
Udmurtia and Mozhga is within temperate continental climate, characterized by large annual range of temperature (hot summers and cold winters), and significant changes in temperature during the day.
Demographics
Population: 47,959 (2010 Census preliminary results);[1] 47,119 (2002 Census);[2] 46,049 (1989 Census).[3]
The ethnic makeup of the city:
- Russian — 56.5 %
- Udmurt — 25.8 %
- Tatar — 15.6 %
References
- ^ 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 (All-Russia Population Census of 2010). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "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 2010-03-23.
- ^ "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 2010-03-23.
External links
- Official website of Mozhga (Russian)
- Unofficial website of Mozhga (Russian)
Administrative divisions of the Udmurt Republic Capital: Izhevsk 
Cities and towns 
Administrative districts Alnashsky · Balezinsky · Debyossky · Glazovsky · Grakhovsky · Igrinsky · Kambarsky · Karakulinsky · Kezsky · Kiyasovsky · Kiznersky · Krasnogorsky · Malopurginsky · Mozhginsky · Sarapulsky · Seltinsky · Sharkansky · Syumsinsky · Uvinsky · Vavozhsky · Votkinsky · Yakshur-Bodyinsky · Yarsky · Yukamensky · ZavyalovskyCategories:- Cities and towns in the Udmurt Republic
- Populated places established in 1835
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