Tarnogsky District
human settlement in Russia
Tarnogsky District (Russian: Та́рногский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-six in Vologda Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast and borders with Ustyansky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast in the north, Nyuksensky District in the east, Totemsky District in the south, and with Verkhovazhsky District in the west. The area of the district is 5,200 square kilometers (2,000 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Tarnogsky Gorodok. District's population: 12,838 (2010 census); 15,363 (2002 Census); 17,402 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Tarnogsky Gorodok accounts for 41.8% of the district's total population.
Geography
The district is located at the divide between the Sukhona and the Vaga Rivers and belongs thus to the Northern Dvina's basin. The Sukhona forms the southeastern border of the district. The northeastern part of the district lies in the basin of the Uftyuga River, the left tributary of the Sukhona. The Uftyuga, as well as its main tributary the Sulonga, flow through the district.
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