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Sharya
Town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Population: 20,439 (2021 Census);[6] 23,681 (2010 Census);[2] 24,900 (2002 Census);[7] 27,062 (1989 Soviet census);[8] 26,000 (1974).
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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.[9] As an administrative division, it is, together with the urban-type settlement of Vetluzhsky and three rural localities,[10] 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.[3]
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Twin towns and sister cities
Sharya has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International (SCI):
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