Neya (russian: Не́я) is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in
Kostroma Oblast
Kostroma Oblast (russian: Костромска́я о́бласть, ''Kostromskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Kostroma and its population as of the 2021 Census is 580,97 ...
,
Russia
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, located on the right bank of the
Neya River
The Neya (russian: Не́я) is a river in Kostroma Oblast, Russia. It is a tributary of the Unzha (in Volga's drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river ...
(
Unzha
The Unzha (russian: Унжа) is a river in the Vologda Oblast and Kostroma Oblast in Russia, a tributary of the Volga. It is long, and its basin covers . 's
tributary
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), northeast of
Kostroma
Kostroma ( rus, Кострома́, p=kəstrɐˈma) is a historic city and the administrative center of Kostroma Oblast, Russia. A part of the Golden Ring of Russian cities, it is located at the confluence of the rivers Volga and Kostroma. Popu ...
, the administrative center of the
oblast
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. Population: 14,400 (1970).
History
It was founded in 1906 and granted town status in 1958.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Neya serves as the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune
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of
Neysky District
Neysky District (russian: Не́йский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #112-4-ZKO and municipalLaw #237-ZKO district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Kostroma Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the d ...
,
[Law #112-4-ZKO] even though it is not a part of it.
[Resolution #133-a] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the
town of oblast significance of Neya—an administrative unit with a status equal to that of the
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
.
As a
municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Neya is incorporated within Neysky Municipal District as Neya Urban Settlement.
[Law #237-ZKO]
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Cities and towns in Kostroma Oblast