Volgorechensk
Волгореченск | |
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Coordinates: 57°26′38″N 41°09′33″E / 57.44389°N 41.15917°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kostroma Oblast[1] |
Founded | 1964[2] |
Town status since | 2005[2] |
Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 17,104 |
• Subordinated to | town of oblast significance of Volgorechensk[1] |
• Capital of | town of oblast significance of Volgorechensk[1] |
• Urban okrug | Volgorechensk Urban Okrug[4] |
• Capital of | Volgorechensk Urban Okrug[4] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
Postal code(s)[6] | 156901 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 49453 |
OKTMO ID | 34706000001 |
Website | www |
Volgorechensk (Russian: Волгоре́ченск) is a town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, on the right bank of the Volga River, 40 kilometers (25 mi) south of Kostroma, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 14,355 (2021 Census);[7] 17,104 (2010 Russian census);[3] 18,164 (2002 Census);[8] 15,966 (1989 Soviet census).[9]
The town was founded in 1964 as a settlement for the employees of the Kostroma Power Station. It was granted town status in 1994, and in 2005 the status of a city district.[2]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with two rural localities,[10] incorporated as the town of oblast significance of Volgorechensk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Volgorechensk is incorporated as Volgorechensk Urban Okrug.[4]