Kozhva

For other places with the same name, see Kozhva (inhabited locality).

Kozhva (Russian: Ко́жва) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) under the administrative jurisdiction of the town of republic significance of Pechora in the Komi Republic, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 3,047.^[2]

Kozhva Кожва
Urban-type settlement[1]
Location of Kozhva
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Coordinates: 65°07′N 57°03′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Komi Republic[1]
Urban-type settlement administrative territory	Kozhva Urban-Type Settlement Administrative Territory[1]
Urban-type settlement status since	1952
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	3,047
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	town of republic significance of Pechora[1]
• Capital of	Kozhva Urban-Type Settlement Administrative Territory[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Pechora Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Kozhva Urban Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Kozhva Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	169663
OKTMO ID	87620103051

Kozhva population

2010 Census	3,047[2]
2002 Census	3,549[6]
1989 Census	5,818[7]
1979 Census	6,640[8]

History

Urban-type settlement status was granted to Kozhva in 1952.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Kozhva, together with the urban-type settlement of Izyayu and six rural localities, is incorporated as Kozhva Urban-Type Settlement Administrative Territory, which is subordinated to the town of republic significance of Pechora.^[1] As a municipal division, Kozhva Urban-Type Settlement Administrative Territory is incorporated within Pechora Municipal District as Kozhva Urban Settlement.^[3]