Kimry

Kimry
Кимры
Town of oblast significance
Clockwise from top: Cathedral of the Transfiguration, Church of the Ascension, Kimry drama and comedy theatre, Kimry Bridge over Volga, Peasant house(?), Luzhin wooden house
Interactive map of Kimry
Kimry
Location of Kimry
Kimry
Kimry (Tver Oblast)
Coordinates: 56°52′N 37°21′E / 56.867°N 37.350°E / 56.867; 37.350
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTver Oblast
First mentioned1546
Town status since1917
Elevation
219 m (719 ft)
Population
 • Total
49,628
 • Estimate 
(2021)
40,875 (−17.6%)
 • Rank322nd in 2010
 • Subordinated toKimry Okrug
 • Capital ofKimrsky District, Kimry Okrug
 • Urban okrugKimry Urban Okrug
 • Capital ofKimry Urban Okrug, Kimrsky Municipal District
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code
171500–171508
OKTMO ID28726000001
Websiteadm-kimry.ru

Kimry (Russian: Ки́мры), formerly Kimra (Кимра), is a town in the south of Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River at its confluence with the Kimrka River, 133 kilometers (83 mi) to the east of Tver. Population: 49,628 (2010 census); 53,650 (2002 census); 61,535 (1989 Soviet census).