Vetluga

Vetluga
Ветлуга
Lenina Street in Vetluga
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Vetluga
Location of Vetluga
Vetluga
Vetluga (Nizhny Novgorod Oblast)
Coordinates: 57°51′N 45°47′E / 57.850°N 45.783°E / 57.850; 45.783
CountryRussia
Federal subjectNizhny Novgorod Oblast
Administrative districtVetluzhsky District
Town of district significanceSelsovietVetluga
Founded1636
Town status since1778
Elevation
110 m (360 ft)
Population
 • Total
8,954
 • Estimate 
(2021)
7,681 (−14.2%)
 • Capital ofVetluzhsky District, town of district significance of Vetluga
 • Municipal districtVetluzhsky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementVetluga Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofVetluzhsky Municipal District, Vetluga Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code
606860
OKTMO ID22618101001

Vetluga (Russian: Ветлу́га) is a town and the administrative center of Vetluzhsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Vetluga River, after which the town is named. Population: 8,954 (2010 census); 9,641 (2002 census); 10,190 (1989 Soviet census).