Teykovo
Тейково | |
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Coordinates: 56°51′17″N 40°32′28″E / 56.85472°N 40.54111°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Ivanovo Oblast[1] |
Founded | 17th century[2] |
Town status since | 1918[2] |
Elevation | 125 m (410 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 34,976 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 32,511 (−7%) |
• Subordinated to | Town of Teykovo[5] |
• Capital of | Teykovsky District,[1] Town of Teykovo |
• Urban okrug | Teykovo Urban Okrug[6] |
• Capital of | Teykovo Urban Okrug,[6] Teykovsky Municipal District[6] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [7]) |
Postal code(s)[8] | |
OKTMO ID | 24707000001 |
Website | teikovo37 |
Teykovo (Russian: Те́йково) is a town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Vyazma River 35 kilometers (22 mi) southwest of Ivanovo. Population: 31,305 (2021 Census);[9] 34,976 (2010 Russian census);[3] 36,686 (2002 Census);[10] 38,126 (1989 Soviet census);[11] 42,800 (1975).
It was founded in the 17th century and was granted town status in 1918.[2]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Teykovo serves as the administrative center of Teykovsky District,[1] even though it is not a part of it.[5] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Teykovo—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[5] As a municipal division, the Town of Teykovo is incorporated as Teykovo Urban Okrug.[6]
The town is home to a Strategic Missile Division of the Strategic Rocket Forces where projects like the mobile Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missile system are operated from.[12]