En Name: | Neya |
Ru Name: | Нея |
Coordinates: | 58.3°N 95°W |
Map Label Position: | right |
Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Neya (Kostroma oblast).png |
Federal Subject: | Kostroma Oblast |
Adm City Jur: | town of oblast significance of Neya |
Adm Ctr Of1: | Neysky District |
Adm Ctr Of2: | town of oblast significance of Neya |
Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
Mun District Jur: | Neysky Municipal District |
Urban Settlement Jur: | Neya Urban Settlement |
Mun Admctr Of1: | Neysky Municipal District |
Mun Admctr Of2: | Neya Urban Settlement |
Pop 2010Census: | 9827 |
Established Date: | 1906 |
Current Cat Date: | 1958 |
Postal Codes: | 157330–157332 |
Website: | http://www.neya.info/ |
Neya (Russian: Не́я) is a town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Neya River (Unzha's tributary), 240km (150miles) northeast of Kostroma, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 14,400 (1970).
It was founded in 1906 and granted town status in 1958.[1]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Neya serves as the administrative center of Neysky District,[2] even though it is not a part of it.[3] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Neya—an administrative unit with a status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Neya is incorporated within Neysky Municipal District as Neya Urban Settlement.[4]