Yuzha (russian: Ю́жа) 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 ...
and 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 is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Yuzhsky District in
Ivanovo Oblast,
Russia
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, located on
Lake Vazal, southeast of
Ivanovo, the administrative center of the
oblast
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. Population:
History
A settlement on place of modern Yuzha existed since the beginning of the 15th century. The village of Yuzha was first mentioned in 1628. Town status was granted to it in 1925.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Yuzha 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 is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Yuzhsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.
[Law #145-OZ] Prior to the adoption of the Law #145-OZ ''On the Administrative-Territorial Division of Ivanovo Oblast'' in December 2010, it used to be
incorporated separately as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts.
[Law #27-OZ]
As a
municipal division, the
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 ...
of Yuzha, together with five rural localities in Yuzhsky District, is incorporated within Yuzhsky Municipal District as Yuzhskoye Urban Settlement.
[Law #53-OZ]
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External links
Unofficial website of Yuzha
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Cities and towns in Ivanovo Oblast
Vyaznikovsky Uyezd