Vyksa
Выкса | |
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A monument to
Lenin and an Orthodox church | |
Coordinates: 55°19′N 42°10′E / 55.317°N 42.167°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast [1] |
Founded | 1765 [2] |
Town status since | 1934 [2] |
Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 56,201 |
• Rank | 292nd in 2010 |
• Subordinated to | town of oblast significance of Vyksa [1] |
• Capital of | town of oblast significance of Vyksa [1] |
• Urban okrug | Vyksa Urban Okrug [4] |
• Capital of | Vyksa Urban Okrug [4] |
Time zone |
UTC+3 (
MSK
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Postal code(s) [6] | |
OKTMO ID | 22715000001 |
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 Russian census); [3] 61,657 ( 2002 Census); [7] 61,149 ( 1989 Soviet census). [8]
Vyksa was founded in 1765 and was granted town status in 1934. [2]
From a substrate Finno-Ugric language (cf. Finnish: vuoksi 'flow'). [9]
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]
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Vyksa
Выкса | |
---|---|
A monument to
Lenin and an Orthodox church | |
Coordinates: 55°19′N 42°10′E / 55.317°N 42.167°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast [1] |
Founded | 1765 [2] |
Town status since | 1934 [2] |
Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 56,201 |
• Rank | 292nd in 2010 |
• Subordinated to | town of oblast significance of Vyksa [1] |
• Capital of | town of oblast significance of Vyksa [1] |
• Urban okrug | Vyksa Urban Okrug [4] |
• Capital of | Vyksa Urban Okrug [4] |
Time zone |
UTC+3 (
MSK
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Postal code(s) [6] | |
OKTMO ID | 22715000001 |
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 Russian census); [3] 61,657 ( 2002 Census); [7] 61,149 ( 1989 Soviet census). [8]
Vyksa was founded in 1765 and was granted town status in 1934. [2]
From a substrate Finno-Ugric language (cf. Finnish: vuoksi 'flow'). [9]
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]
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