Shuya, Ivanovo Oblast

Shuya
Шуя
Resurrection Cathedral and its bell tower in Shuya
Interactive map of Shuya
Shuya
Location of Shuya
Shuya
Shuya (Ivanovo Oblast)
Coordinates: 56°51′00″N 41°22′00″E / 56.85000°N 41.36667°E / 56.85000; 41.36667
CountryRussia
Federal subjectIvanovo Oblast
First mentioned1393
Town status since1778
Government
 • HeadNatalya Koryagina (acting)
Area
 • Total
33.29 km2 (12.85 sq mi)
Elevation
100 m (330 ft)
Population
 • Total
58,486
 • Estimate 
(2021)
55,225 (−5.6%)
 • Rank283rd in 2010
 • Density1,757/km2 (4,550/sq mi)
 • Subordinated toTown of Shuya
 • Capital ofShuysky District, Town of Shuya 
 • Urban okrugShuya Urban Okrug
 • Capital ofShuya Urban Okrug, Shuysky Municipal District
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal codes
155900—155906, 155908, 155912
Dialing code+7 49351
OKTMO ID24711000001
Websitewww.okrugshuya.ru

Shuya (Russian: Шу́я, pronounced [ˈʂujə]) is the third largest town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. The town is built on the high left bank of the navigable Teza river, a tributary of the Klyazma river, with two suburbs on the right bank. Population: 55,225 (2021 census); 58,486 (2010 census); 62,449 (2002 census); 69,362 (1989 Soviet census); 18,968 (in 1897); 19,560 (in 1882).

Shuya is one of the chief centers of the cotton and linen industries in central Russia.