Sokol

Sokol, city and river port, centre of Sokol rayon (sector), Vologda oblast (region), northwestern Russia. The port lies along the Sukhona River. Before the Russian Revolution of October 1917 it was the site of only two small factories, but it grew rapidly in the early Soviet period and was incorporated in 1932. It later became a centre of paper, woodworking, and food industries and the site of a preschool-teacher–training college. Pop. (2006 est.) 41,186.