Kokhma

Town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia

Kokhma Кохма
Town
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Kokhma
56°55′52″N 41°05′20″E / 56.93111°N 41.08889°E / 56.93111; 41.08889
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Ivanovo Oblast
First mentioned	1619
Town status since	1925
Area
• Total	12.6 km² (4.9 sq mi)
Elevation	120 m (390 ft)
Population (2010 Census)^[1]
• Total	29,411
• Density	2,300/km² (6,000/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Town of Kokhma
• Capital of	Town of Kokhma
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Kokhma Urban Okrug^[2]
• Capital of	Kokhma Urban Okrug^[2]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK ^[3])
Postal code(s)^[4]	153510-153512
Dialing code(s)	+7 4932
OKTMO ID	24706000001
Website	kohma.ivanovoweb.ru

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: 30,940 (2021 Census);^[5] 29,411 (2010 Russian census);^[1] 28,761 (2002 Census);^[6] 26,962 (1989 Soviet census).^[7]

History

It was first mentioned in 1619 as the village of Rozhdestvenskoye-Kokhma (Рожде́ственское-Кохма).^{[citation needed]} Town status was granted to it in 1925.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]} As a municipal division, the Town of Kokhma is incorporated as Kokhma Urban Okrug.^[2]

Economy

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

References

^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c Law #124-OZ
^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
^ 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).
^ 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.
^ "Strommashina". Archived from the original on June 26, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2020.