Sudzha
Sudzha
Суджа | |
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Public park in Sudzha | |
Location of Sudzha | |
| Coordinates: 51°11′29″N 35°16′14″E / 51.19139°N 35.27056°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kursk Oblast |
| Administrative district | Sudzhansky District |
| Selsoviet | Sudzha |
| Founded | 1664 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vitaliy Slashev |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.34 km2 (1.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 135 m (443 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 6,036 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
| • Capital of | Sudzhansky District |
| • Municipal district | Sudzhansky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Sudzha Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Sudzhansky Municipal District, Sudzha Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code(s) | 307800, 307801, 307839 |
| OKTMO ID | 38640101001 |
| Website | город-суджа |
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Sudzha (Russian: Суджа, [ˈsudʐə]) is a town and the administrative center of Sudzhansky District in Kursk Oblast, Russia, located on the Sudzha and Oleshnya rivers 105 kilometers (65 mi) southwest of Kursk, the administrative center of the oblast. It has a population of 5,127 people. It is the natural gas exchange feeder where the Trans-Siberian pipeline meets the Brotherhood pipeline. The town was occupied by Ukrainian forces between August 15, 2024 and March 12, 2025 as a result of an incursion into the region.