Vetluga

Vetluga (English) Ветлуга (Russian)
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Lenina Street in Vetluga
Location of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in Russia
Vetluga Location of Vetluga in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 57°51′N 45°47′E / 57.850°N 45.783°E / 57.850; 45.783Coordinates: 57°51′N 45°47′E / 57.850°N 45.783°E / 57.850; 45.783

Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of February 2014)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Administrative district	Vetluzhsky District
Town of district significance	Vetluga
Administrative center of	Vetluzhsky District, town of district significance of Vetluga
Municipal status (as of December 2011)
Municipal district	Vetluzhsky Municipal District
Urban settlement	Vetluga Urban Settlement
Administrative center of	Vetluzhsky Municipal District, Vetluga Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	8,954 inhabitants
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded	1636
Town status since	1778
Postal code(s)	606860
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Vetluga (Russian: Ветлу́га) is a town and the administrative center of Vetluzhsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Vetluga River. Population: 8,954 (2010 Census);9,641 (2002 Census);10,190 (1989 Census).

It was founded in 1636 and granted town status in 1778.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Vetluga serves as the administrative center of Vetluzhsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Vetluzhsky District as the town of district significance of Vetluga. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Vetluga is incorporated within Vetluzhsky Municipal District as Vetluga Urban Settlement.