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. Population: 20,439 (2021 Census);[7] 23,681 (2010 Census);[2] 24,900 (2002 Census);[8] 27,062 (1989 Census);[9] 26,000 (1974).
Sharya
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Coordinates: 58°22′N 45°30′E / 58.367°N 45.500°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kostroma Oblast[1] |
Founded | 1906 |
Town status since | 1938 |
Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 23,681 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 23,976 (+1.2%) |
• 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[4] |
• Capital of | Sharya Urban Okrug,[4] Sharyinsky Municipal District[4] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
Postal code(s)[6] | 157500, 157501, 157504, 157505, 157559 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 49449 |
OKTMO ID | 34730000001 |
Website | adm-sharya |
It was founded in 1906 and granted town status in 1938.[citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sharya serves as the administrative center of Sharyinsky District,[1] even though it is not a part of it.[10] As an administrative division, it is, together with the urban-type settlement of Vetluzhsky and three rural localities,[11] 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.[4]
Sharya has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International (SCI):