Kokhma

Kokhma (English) Кохма (Russian)
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Location of Ivanovo Oblast in Russia
Kokhma Location of Kokhma in Ivanovo Oblast
Coordinates: 56°55′52″N 41°05′20″E / 56.93111°N 41.08889°E / 56.93111; 41.08889Coordinates: 56°55′52″N 41°05′20″E / 56.93111°N 41.08889°E / 56.93111; 41.08889
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Administrative status (as of October 2011)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Ivanovo Oblast
Administratively subordinated to	Town of Kokhma
Administrative center of	Town of Kokhma
Municipal status (as of January 2005)
Urban okrug	Kokhma Urban Okrug
Administrative center of	Kokhma Urban Okrug
Statistics
Area	12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)	29,411 inhabitants
Density	2,334/km2 (6,050/sq mi)
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)
First mentioned	1619
Town status since	1925
Postal code(s)	153510-153512
Dialing code(s)	+7 4932
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Kokhma (Russian: Кохма) is a town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Uvod River (Klyazma's tributary) 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) southeast of Ivanovo. Population: 29,411 (2010 Census);28,761 (2002 Census);26,962 (1989 Census).

It was first mentioned in 1619 as the village of Rozhdestvenskoye-Kokhma (Рожде́ственское-Кохма). Town status was granted to it in 1925.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the Town of Kokhma—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the Town of Kokhma is incorporated as Kokhma Urban Okrug.

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