Kokhma

Kokhma (Russian: Ко́хма) is a town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Uvod River (Klyazma's tributary) 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) southeast of Ivanovo. Population: 29,411 (2010 Census);[1] 28,761 (2002 Census);[6] 26,962 (1989 Census).[7]

Kokhma

Кохма
Town
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Kokhma
Location of Kokhma
Kokhma
Kokhma (Ivanovo Oblast)
Coordinates: 56°55′52″N 41°05′20″E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectIvanovo Oblast
First mentioned1619
Town status since1925
Area
 • Total12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Elevation
120 m (390 ft)
Population
 • Total29,411
 • Estimate 
(2018)[2]
30,500 (+3.7%)
 • Density2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi)
 • Subordinated toTown of Kokhma
 • Capital ofTown of Kokhma 
 • Urban okrugKokhma Urban Okrug[3]
 • Capital ofKokhma Urban Okrug[3]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK [4])
Postal code(s)[5]
153510-153512
Dialing code(s)+7 4932
OKTMO ID24706000001
Websitekohma.ivanovoweb.ru

History

It was first mentioned in 1619 as the village of Rozhdestvenskoye-Kokhma (Рожде́ственское-Кохма). Town status was granted to it in 1925.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the Town of Kokhma—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the Town of Kokhma is incorporated as Kokhma Urban Okrug.[3]

Economy
  • Cotton mill
  • Flax-spinning and weaving mill
  • Strommashina machine-building factory[8]

References
  1. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  2. "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  3. Law #124-OZ
  4. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  5. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  6. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  7. "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  8. "Strommashina". Archived from the original on June 26, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2020.

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