Luza, Luzsky District, Kirov Oblast
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.svg) Location of Kirov Oblast in Russia |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kirov Oblast |
| Administrative district | Luzsky District |
| Town | Luza |
| Administrative center of | Luzsky District, Town of Luza |
| Municipal status (as of July 2012) | |
| Municipal district | Luzsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Luzskoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Luzsky Municipal District, Luzskoye Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 11,260 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | the end of the 19th century |
| Town status since | 1944 |
| Postal code(s) | 613980, 613982, 613983, 613999 |
Luza (Russian: Лу́за) is a town and the administrative center of Luzsky District in Kirov Oblast, Russia, located on the Luza River (Yug's tributary), 301 kilometers (187 mi) northwest of Kirov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 11,260 (2010 Census);12,311 (2002 Census);13,706 (1989 Census).
It was established as a settlement at the railway station in the end of the 19th century on location of an older settlement, which had been known since the 17th century. Town status was granted to it in 1944.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Luza serves as the administrative center of Luzsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with thirty-six rural localities, incorporated within Luzsky District as the Town of Luza. As a municipal division, the Town of Luza is incorporated within Luzsky Municipal District as Luzskoye Urban Settlement.
Luza is a large timber-works center. There is a sawmill and a railroad tie-manufacturing plant in the town.
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