Volgorechensk
Town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia
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Volgorechensk (Russian: Волгоре́ченск) is a town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, on the right bank of the Volga River, 40 kilometers (25 mi) south of Kostroma, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 14,355 (2021 census);[7] 17,104 (2010 census);[3] 18,164 (2002 census);[8] 15,966 (1989 Soviet census).[9]
Volgorechensk
Волгореченск | |
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| Coordinates: 57°26′38″N 41°09′33″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kostroma Oblast[1] |
| Founded | 1964[2] |
| Town status since | 2005[2] |
| Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 17,104 |
• Estimate (2021) | 14,355 (−16.1%) |
| • Subordinated to | town of oblast significance of Volgorechensk[1] |
| • Capital of | town of oblast significance of Volgorechensk[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Volgorechensk Urban Okrug[4] |
| • Capital of | Volgorechensk Urban Okrug[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [5]) |
| Postal code[6] | 156901 |
| Dialing code | +7 49453 |
| OKTMO ID | 34706000001 |
| Website | www |
History
The town was founded in 1964 as a settlement for the employees of the Kostroma Power Station. It was granted town status in 1994, and in 2005 the status of a city district.[2]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with two rural localities,[10] incorporated as the town of oblast significance of Volgorechensk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Volgorechensk is incorporated as Volgorechensk Urban Okrug.[4]