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Vichuga

Vichuga Вичуга
Town[1]
Red Church in Vichuga
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Vichuga
Vichuga Location of Vichuga Show map of Russia Vichuga Vichuga (Ivanovo Oblast) Show map of Ivanovo Oblast
Coordinates: 57°12′N 41°55′E / 57.200°N 41.917°E / 57.200; 41.917
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Ivanovo Oblast[1]
First mentioned	1504
Elevation	135 m (443 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	37,583
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Town of Vichuga[3]
• Capitalof	Vichugsky District,[1] Town of Vichuga
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Vichuga Urban Okrug[4]
• Capitalof	Vichuga Urban Okrug,[4] Vichugsky Municipal District[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	155330–155334, 155339
Dialing code(s)	+7 49354
OKTMOID	24703000001
Website	www.vichuga37.ru

Vichuga (Russian: Ви́чуга) is a towninIvanovo Oblast, Russia, located 65 kilometers (40 mi) northeast of Ivanovo. Population: 30,694 (2021 Census);^[7] 37,583 (2010 Russian census);^[2] 40,870 (2002 Census);^[8] 49,745 (1989 Soviet census);^[9] 53,000 (1970).

History[edit]

Vichuga was first mentioned as a volost in the will of Ivan III in 1504. Marshal of the Soviet Union Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Vasilevsky was born in Novaya Golchikha, now part of Vichuga, on 30 September 1895.

Administrative and municipal status[edit]

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Vichuga serves as the administrative centerofVichugsky District,^[1] even though it is not a part of it.^[3] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Vichuga—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[3] As a municipal division, the Town of Vichuga is incorporated as Vichuga Urban Okrug.^[4]

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• Ивановская областная Дума. Закон №145-ОЗ от 14 декабря 2010 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ивановской области», в ред. Закона №2-ОЗ от 4 февраля 2015 г. «Об отдельных вопросах правового регулирования в сфере присвоения наименований географическим объектам и переименования географических объектов на территории Ивановской области». Вступил в силу через 10 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Собрание законодательства Ивановской области", №50(519), 30 декабря 2010 г. (Ivanovo Oblast Duma. Law #145-OZ of December 14, 2010 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Ivanovo Oblast, as amended by the Law #2-OZ of February 4, 2015 On Various Issues of the Legal Regulation in the Area of Assigning Names to Geographical Objects and Renaming the Geographical Objects on the Territory of Ivanovo Oblast. Effective as of the day which is 10 days after the official publication.).
• Законодательное Собрание Ивановской области. Закон №124-ОЗ от 29 сентября 2004 г. «О муниципальных районах и городских округах», в ред. Закона №7-ОЗ от 12 января 2005 г «О внесении изменений в Закон Ивановской области "О муниципальных районах и городских округах"». Вступил в силу 1 октября 2004 г. Опубликован: "Ивановская газета", №189 (3327), 1 октября 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Ivanovo Oblast. Law #124-OZ of September 29, 2004 On the Municipal Districts and Urban Okrugs, as amended by the Law #7-OZ of January 12, 2005 On Amending the Law of Ivanovo Oblast "On the Municipal Districts and Urban Okrugs". Effective as of October 1, 2004.).