Sharya
Town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia
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Sharya (Russian: Шарья́) is a town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Vetluga River, 330 kilometers (210 mi) northeast of Kostroma, the administrative center of the oblast.
Sharya
Шарья | |
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Sharya railway station | |
![]() Interactive map of Sharya | |
| Coordinates: 58°22′N 45°30′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kostroma Oblast[1] |
| Founded | 1906 |
| Town status since | 1938 |
| Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 23,681 |
• Estimate (2021) | 20,439 (−13.7%) |
| • Subordinated to | town of oblast significance of Sharya[1] |
| • Capital of | Sharyinsky District,[1] town of oblast significance of Sharya[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Sharya Urban Okrug[3] |
| • Capital of | Sharya Urban Okrug,[3] Sharyinsky Municipal District[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK |
| Postal codes[5] | 157500, 157501, 157504, 157505, 157559 |
| Dialing code | +7 49449 |
| OKTMO ID | 34730000001 |
| Website | adm-sharya |
Population: 20,439 (2021 census);[6] 23,681 (2010 census);[2] 24,900 (2002 census);[7] 27,062 (1989 Soviet census);[8] 26,000 (1974).
History
It was founded in 1906 and granted town status in 1938.[citation needed]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sharya serves as the administrative center of Sharyinsky District,[1] despite not being part of it.[9] As an administrative division, it is, together with the urban-type settlement of Vetluzhsky and three rural localities,[10] incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Sharya—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Sharya is incorporated as Sharya Urban Okrug.[3]
Twin towns and sister cities
Sharya has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International (SCI):
Great Falls, Montana, United States
