Shuya, Ivanovo Oblast
Shuya
Шуя | |
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Resurrection Cathedral and its bell tower in Shuya | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
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 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Ivanovo Oblast |
| First mentioned | 1393 |
| Town status since | 1778 |
| Government | |
| • Head | Natalya 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%) |
| • Rank | 283rd in 2010 |
| • Density | 1,757/km2 (4,550/sq mi) |
| • Subordinated to | Town of Shuya |
| • Capital of | Shuysky District, Town of Shuya |
| • Urban okrug | Shuya Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Shuya Urban Okrug, Shuysky Municipal District |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal codes | 155900—155906, 155908, 155912 |
| Dialing code | +7 49351 |
| OKTMO ID | 24711000001 |
| Website | www |
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.