Malmyzh, Kirov Oblast
Malmyzh
Малмыж Малмыж (Mari) | |
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Epiphany Cathedral, Malmyzh | |
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Malmyzh Location of Malmyzh Malmyzh Malmyzh (Kirov Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 56°32′N 50°41′E / 56.533°N 50.683°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kirov Oblast |
| Administrative district | Malmyzhsky District |
| TownSelsoviet | Malmyzh |
| First mentioned | 15th century |
| Town status since | 1780 |
| Elevation | 100 m (330 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 8,265 |
• Estimate (2021) | 6,931 (−16.1%) |
| • Capital of | Malmyzhsky District, Town of Malmyzh |
| • Municipal district | Malmyzhsky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Malmyzhskoye Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Malmyzhsky Municipal District, Malmyzhskoye Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal codes | 612920, 612921 |
| OKTMO ID | 33623101001 |
Malmyzh (Russian: Малмы́ж; Mari: Малмыж, occasionally called Malmış/Малмыш in Tatar) is a town and the administrative center of Malmyzhsky District in Kirov Oblast, Russia, located on the Shoshma River (Vyatka's tributary), near its confluence with the Zasora, Moksha, and Krupny Lach Rivers, 294 kilometers (183 mi) southeast of Kirov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 8,265 (2010 census); 9,318 (2002 census); 10,699 (1989 Soviet census).