Vichuga

Vichuga (English) Вичуга (Russian)
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Location of Ivanovo Oblast in Russia
Vichuga Location of Vichuga in Ivanovo Oblast
Coordinates: 57°12′N 41°55′E / 57.200°N 41.917°E / 57.200; 41.917Coordinates: 57°12′N 41°55′E / 57.200°N 41.917°E / 57.200; 41.917

Coat of arms	Flag
Administrative status (as of October 2011)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Ivanovo Oblast
Administratively subordinated to	Town of Vichuga
Administrative center of	Vichugsky District, Town of Vichuga
Municipal status (as of January 2005)
Urban okrug	Vichuga Urban Okrug
Administrative center of	Vichuga Urban Okrug, Vichugsky Municipal District
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	37,583 inhabitants
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)
First mentioned	1504
Postal code(s)	155330–155334, 155339
Dialing code(s)	+7 49354
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Vichuga (Russian: Ви́чуга) is a town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, located 65 kilometers (40 mi) northeast of Ivanovo. Population: 37,583 (2010 Census);40,870 (2002 Census);49,745 (1989 Census); 53,000 (1970).

Vichuga was first mentioned as a volost in the will of Ivan III in 1504. Marshal of the Soviet Union Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Vasilevsky died in Vichuga on December 5, 1977.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Vichuga serves as the administrative center of Vichugsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Vichuga—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the Town of Vichuga is incorporated as Vichuga Urban Okrug.