Mozhga

Mozhga
Можга
Town
Other transcription(s)
 • UdmurtМожга
Mozhga railway station building
Mozhga railway station building
Flag of Mozhga
Flag
Coat of arms of Mozhga
Coat of arms
Interactive map of Mozhga
Mozhga is located in Russia
Mozhga
Mozhga
Location of Mozhga
Mozhga is located in Udmurt Republic
Mozhga
Mozhga
Mozhga (Udmurt Republic)
Coordinates: 56°27′N 52°13′E / 56.450°N 52.217°E / 56.450; 52.217
CountryRussia
Federal subjectUdmurtia
Founded1835
Town status since1926
Government
 • HeadSergey Pantyukhin
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)
 • Total
47,961
 • Estimate 
(2025)
43,065 (−10.2%)
 • Subordinated totown of republic significance of Mozhga
 • Capital ofMozhginsky District, town of republic significance of Mozhga
 • Urban okrugMozhga Urban Okrug
 • Capital ofMozhga Urban Okrug, Mozhginsky Municipal District
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK+1 Edit this on Wikidata)
Postal codes
427789-427795, 427797, 427798
Dialing code+7 34139
OKTMO ID94730000001
Websitewww.mozhga-gov.ru

Mozhga (Russian: Можга́; Udmurt: Можга, Možga) 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 Soviet census).

History

It was founded in 1835 as a settlement around Syuginsky glass works.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

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.

Climate

Mozhga is within temperate continental climate, characterized by large annual range of temperatures; with hot summers and cold winters. Significant changes in temperature are normally observed during the day.

Economy

Mozhga is an important industrial center of southwestern Udmurtia.

Demographics

The ethnic makeup of the town is:[citation needed]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Law #46-RZ
  2. 1 2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  3. ↑ Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2025 года (in Russian), Moscow: Federal State Statistics Service, April 25, 2025, Wikidata Q133797648, archived from the original on April 26, 2026
  4. 1 2 3 Law #70-RZ
  5. ↑ Law #41-RZ
  6. ↑ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  8. ↑ 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] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  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]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.

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