Sharya (russian: Шарья́) is a

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Kostroma Oblast Kostroma Oblast (russian: Костромска́я о́бласть, ''Kostromskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Kostroma and its population as of the 2021 Census is 580,97 ...

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, located on the left bank of the

Vetluga River Vetluga (, , ''Vütla'') is a river in the Kirov Oblast, Kostroma Oblast, Mari El Republic The Mari El Republic (russian: Респу́блика Мари́й Эл, ''Respublika Mariy El''; Meadow Mari: ; Hill Mari: ) is a republic of Russi ...

northeast of

Kostroma Kostroma ( rus, Кострома́, p=kəstrɐˈma) is a historic city and the administrative center of Kostroma Oblast, Russia. A part of the Golden Ring of Russian cities, it is located at the confluence of the rivers Volga and Kostroma. Popul ...

, the

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of the

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. Population: 26,000 (1974).

History

It was founded in 1906 and granted town status in 1938.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sharya serves as the

Sharyinsky District Sharyinsky District (russian: Шарьи́нский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #112-4-ZKO and municipalLaw #237-ZKO district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Kostroma Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The ...

,Law #112-4-ZKO even though it is not a part of it.Resolution #133-a As an administrative division, it is, together with the

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

of Vetluzhsky and three

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,The

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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''. incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Sharya—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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. As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Sharya is incorporated as Sharya Urban Okrug.Law #237-ZKO

Twin towns and sister cities

Sharya has one

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, as designated by

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(SCI): * Great Falls,

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External links

Official website of Sharya

Sharya TV

Sharya Business Directory
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