Kokhma

Kokhma (Russian: Ко́хма) is a town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Uvod River (Klyazma's tributary) 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) southeast of Ivanovo. Population: 30,940 (2021 census);^[5] 29,411 (2010 census);^[1] 28,761 (2002 census);^[6] 26,962 (1989 Soviet census).^[7]

Kokhma Кохма
Town
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Coordinates: 56°55′52″N 41°05′20″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Ivanovo Oblast
First mentioned	1619
Town status since	1925
Area
• Total	12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Elevation	120 m (390 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[1]
• Total	29,411
• Estimate  (2021)	30,940 (+5.2%)
• Density	2,330/km2 (6,050/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Town of Kokhma
• Capital of	Town of Kokhma
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Kokhma Urban Okrug[2]
• Capital of	Kokhma Urban Okrug[2]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [3])
Postal code[4]	153510-153512
Dialing code	+7 4932
OKTMO ID	24706000001
Website	kohma.ivanovoweb.ru

History

It was first mentioned in 1619 as the village of Rozhdestvenskoye-Kokhma (Рожде́ственское-Кохма).^{[citation needed]} Town status was granted to it in 1925.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the Town of Kokhma—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^{[citation needed]} As a municipal division, the Town of Kokhma is incorporated as Kokhma Urban Okrug.^[2]

Economy

• Cotton mill
• Flax-spinning and weaving mill
• Strommashina machine-building factory^[8]