Sharya (russian: Шарья́) is a
town in
Kostroma Oblast,
Russia, located on the left bank of the
Vetluga River 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
Sharyinsky District (russian: Шарьи́нский 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 southeast of the oblast. The ...
,
[Law #112-4-ZKO] even though it is not a part of it.
[Resolution #133-a] As an administrative division, it is, together with the
urban-type settlement of
Vetluzhsky and three
rural localities
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,
[The village of 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''.] incorporated separately as the
town of oblast significance of Sharya—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts
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.
As a
municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Sharya is incorporated as Sharya Urban Okrug.
[Law #237-ZKO]
Twin towns and sister cities
Sharya has one
sister city, as designated by
Sister Cities International (SCI):
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Great Falls
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People
* List of people known as "the Great"
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,
Montana,
United States
References
Notes
Sources
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External links
Official website of SharyaSharya TVSharya Business Directory
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Cities and towns in Kostroma Oblast
Vetluzhsky Uyezd