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Sharya
Town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia
Town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| en_name | Sharya |
| ru_name | Шарья |
| image_skyline | Sharya Vokzal.jpg |
| image_caption | Sharya railway station |
| coordinates | |
| map_label_position | top |
| image_coa | Coat of Arms of Sharya (Kostroma oblast).png |
| image_flag | Flag of Sharya (Kostroma oblast).png |
| federal_subject | Kostroma Oblast |
| federal_subject_ref | |
| adm_city_jur | town of oblast significance of Sharya |
| adm_city_jur_ref | |
| adm_ctr_of1 | Sharyinsky District |
| adm_ctr_of1_ref | |
| adm_ctr_of2 | town of oblast significance of Sharya |
| adm_ctr_of2_ref | |
| inhabloc_cat | Town |
| inhabloc_cat_ref | |
| urban_okrug_jur | Sharya Urban Okrug |
| urban_okrug_jur_ref | |
| mun_admctr_of1 | Sharya Urban Okrug |
| mun_admctr_of1_ref | |
| mun_admctr_of2 | Sharyinsky Municipal District |
| mun_admctr_of2_ref | |
| pop_2010census | 23681 |
| pop_2010census_ref | |
| established_date | 1906 |
| current_cat_date | 1938 |
| postal_codes | 157500, 157501, 157504, 157505, 157559 |
| dialing_codes | 49449 |
| website | http://adm-sharya.ru/ |
Sharya () is a town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Vetluga River, 330 km northeast of Kostroma, the administrative center of the oblast.
Population: 26,000 (1974).
History
It was founded in 1906 and granted town status in 1938.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sharya serves as the administrative center of Sharyinsky District, despite not being part of it. As an administrative division, it is, together with the urban-type settlement of Vetluzhsky and three rural localities, incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Sharya—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Sharya is incorporated as Sharya Urban Okrug.
Twin towns and sister cities
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia
Sharya has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International (SCI):
- United States Great Falls, Montana, United States
References
Notes
Sources
- {{Cite Russian law
- {{Cite Russian law
References
- {{ru-pop-ref. 2010Census
- Law #112-4-ZKO
- Resolution #133-a
- The [[Village#Russia. village]] of [[Kostino, Sharya, Kostroma Oblast. Kostino]] under the administrative jurisdiction of Sharya was abolished by Resolution #586 of October 6, 2004. This Resolution was abrogated by Resolution #359 of August 17, 2007; however, the village had not been reinstated, nor is it included into the ''Registry of Inhabited Localities of Kostroma Oblast''.
- Law #237-ZKO
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