Kharovsk

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Kharovsk (Russian: Ха́ровск; IPA[ˈxarəsk]) is a town in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the Kubena River some 90 km north of Vologda. Population: 11,460 (2002); 13,083 (1989 Census). Geographic coordinates: 59°57′N, 40°12′E. The settlement was founded in 1903 as a railway heading north of Vologda was constructed. Town status was granted in 1954.