Sharya

Sharya
Шарья
Sharya railway station
Location of Sharya
Sharya
Location of Sharya
Sharya
Sharya (Kostroma Oblast)
Coordinates: 58°22′N 45°30′E / 58.367°N 45.500°E / 58.367; 45.500
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKostroma Oblast
Founded1906
Town status since1938
Elevation
110 m (360 ft)
Population
  Total
23,681
  Subordinated totown of oblast significance of Sharya
  Capital ofSharyinsky District, town of oblast significance of Sharya
  Urban okrugSharya Urban Okrug
  Capital ofSharya Urban Okrug, Sharyinsky Municipal District
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code(s)
157500, 157501, 157504, 157505, 157559
Dialing code(s)+7 49449
OKTMO ID34730000001
Websiteadm-sharya.ru

Sharya (Russian: Шарья́) is a town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Vetluga River, 330 kilometers (210 mi) northeast of Kostroma, the administrative center of the oblast.

Population: 20,439(2021 Census); 23,681(2010 Census); 24,900(2002 Census); 27,062(1989 Soviet census); 26,000 (1974).