En Name: | Zavolzhsk |
Ru Name: | Заволжск |
Coordinates: | 57.4667°N 51°W |
Map Label Position: | bottom |
Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Zavolzhsk.png |
Federal Subject: | Ivanovo Oblast |
Adm District Jur: | Zavolzhsky District |
Adm Ctr Of: | Zavolzhsky District |
Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
Mun District Jur: | Zavolzhsky Municipal District |
Urban Settlement Jur: | Zavolzhskoye Urban Settlement |
Mun Admctr Of1: | Zavolzhsky Municipal District |
Mun Admctr Of2: | Zavolzhskoye Urban Settlement |
Pop 2010Census: | 12045 |
Established Date: | 1934 |
Current Cat Date: | October 4, 1954 |
Postal Codes: | 155410, 155412 |
Website: | http://www.zavgoradm37.ru/ |
Zavolzhsk (Russian: Заво́лжск) is a town and the administrative center of Zavolzhsky District in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Volga River, opposite Kineshma, and 113km (70miles) northeast of Ivanovo, the administrative center of the oblast. It is one of the towns of the Golden Ring. Population:
It was established in 1934 as an urban-type settlement of Zavolzhye, conglomerated from several industrial settlements. It was granted town status and renamed on October 4, 1954.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zavolzhsk serves as the administrative center of Zavolzhsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] Prior to the adoption of the Law #145-OZ On the Administrative-Territorial Division of Ivanovo Oblast in December 2010, it used to be incorporated separately as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[2]
As a municipal division, the town of Zavolzhsk is incorporated within Zavolzhsky Municipal District as Zavolzhskoye Urban Settlement.[3]