Kharovsk (Russian: Ха́ровск) is a town and the administrative center of Kharovsky District in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Kubena River, 90 kilometers (56 mi) north of Vologda, the administrative center of the oblast.

[citation needed] It was decided that the railway should run over the shortest route rather than pass through existing settlements, and it was eventually built through the current location of Kharovsk.

[11] The settlement of Kharovskaya (Харовская), also known as Kharovsky (Харовский),[11] was founded in 1903 in relation with the construction of a glass factory.

[12] On July 15, 1929, the uyezds were abolished, the governorates merged into Northern Krai, and Kharovsky District was established.

[14] One of the races of the Motocross Cup of Russia is held in July every year close to Kharovsk.