En Name: | Teykovo |
Ru Name: | Тейково |
Coordinates: | 56.8547°N 40.5411°W |
Map Label Position: | right |
Image Coa: | Gerb-Teikovo.jpg |
Federal Subject: | Ivanovo Oblast |
Adm City Jur: | Town of Teykovo |
Adm Ctr Of1: | Teykovsky District |
Adm Ctr Of2: | Town of Teykovo |
Adm Ctr Of2 Ref: | |
Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
Urban Okrug Jur: | Teykovo Urban Okrug |
Mun Admctr Of1: | Teykovo Urban Okrug |
Mun Admctr Of2: | Teykovsky Municipal District |
Pop 2010Census: | 34976 |
Established Date: | 17th century |
Current Cat Date: | 1918 |
Website: | http://teikovo37.ru/ |
Teykovo (Russian: Те́йково) is a town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Vyazma River 35km (22miles) southwest of Ivanovo. Population: 42,800 (1975).
It was founded in the 17th century and was granted town status in 1918.[1]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Teykovo serves as the administrative center of Teykovsky District,[2] even though it is not a part of it.[3] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Teykovo—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the Town of Teykovo is incorporated as Teykovo Urban Okrug.[4]
The town is home to a Strategic Missile Division of the Strategic Rocket Forces where projects like the mobile Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missile system are operated from.[5]