Sharya

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: 26,000 (1974).

History

It was founded in 1906 and granted town status in 1938.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sharya serves as the administrative center of Sharyinsky District,^[1] despite not being part of it.^[2] As an administrative division, it is, together with the urban-type settlement of Vetluzhsky and three rural localities,^[3] 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]

Twin towns and sister cities

Sharya has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International (SCI):

• Great Falls, Montana, United States

References

Notes

1. ^ Law #112-4-ZKO
2. ^ Resolution #133-a
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ Law #237-ZKO

External links

• Official website of Sharya (in Russian)
• Sharya TV (in Russian)
• Sharya Business Directory (in Russian)