Belozersk

Belozersk
Белозерск
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Belozersk
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Belozersk
Belozersk (Vologda Oblast)
Coordinates: 60°02′N 37°46′E / 60.033°N 37.767°E / 60.033; 37.767
CountryRussia
Federal subjectVologda Oblast
Administrative districtBelozersky District
Town of district significanceSelsovietBelozersk
First mentioned862
Government
 • BodyTown Council
Elevation
130 m (430 ft)
Population
 • Total
9,616
 • Estimate 
(2023)
8,183 (−14.9%)
 • Capital ofBelozersky District, town of district significance of Belozersk
 • Municipal districtBelozersky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementBelozersk Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofBelozersky Municipal District, Belozersk Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal codes
161200, 161201
Dialing code+7 81756
OKTMO ID19610101001
Websitewww.gorodbelozersk.ru

Belozersk (Russian: Белозе́рск), known as Beloozero (Белоозеро) until 1777, is a town and the administrative center of Belozersky District in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the southern bank of Lake Beloye, from which it takes the name, 214 kilometers (133 mi) northwest of Vologda, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 8,464 (2021 census); 9,616 (2010 census); 10,975 (2002 census); 12,352 (1989 Soviet census).