Vyksa

Vyksa (Russian: Вы́кса) is a town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Oka River, 186 kilometers (116 mi) southwest of Nizhny Novgorod. Population: 56,201 (2010 Census);^[3] 61,657 (2002 Census);^[7] 61,149 (1989 Soviet census).^[8]

Vyksa Выкса
Town
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Location of Vyksa
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Coordinates: 55°19′N 42°10′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[1]
Founded	1765[2]
Town status since	1934[2]
Elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	56,201
• Rank	292nd in 2010
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	town of oblast significance of Vyksa[1]
• Capital of	town of oblast significance of Vyksa[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Vyksa Urban Okrug[4]
• Capital of	Vyksa Urban Okrug[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	607030
OKTMO ID	22715000001

The world's first double curvature diagrid steel gridshell by Vladimir Shukhov (under construction), Vyksa, 1897

Shukhov's diagrid hyperboloid tower in Vyksa

History

Vyksa was founded in 1765 and was granted town status in 1934.^[2]

Etymology

From a substrate Finno-Ugric language (cf. Finnish: vuoksi 'flow').^[9]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with four work settlements and forty-three rural localities, incorporated as the town of oblast significance of Vyksa—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Vyksa is incorporated as Vyksa Urban Okrug.^[4]