Vyksa

Vyksa (English) Выкса (Russian)
- Town -
A monument to Lenin and an Orthodox church
Location of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in Russia
Vyksa Location of Vyksa in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 55°19′N 42°10′E / 55.317°N 42.167°E / 55.317; 42.167Coordinates: 55°19′N 42°10′E / 55.317°N 42.167°E / 55.317; 42.167

Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of November 2011)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Administratively subordinated to	town of oblast significance of Vyksa
Administrative center of	town of oblast significance of Vyksa
Municipal status (as of May 2011)
Urban okrug	Vyksa Urban Okrug
Administrative center of	Vyksa Urban Okrug
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	56,201 inhabitants
- Rank in 2010	292nd
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded	1765
Town status since	1934
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Vyksa (Russian: Выкса) is a town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Oka River 186 kilometers (116 mi) southwest of Nizhny Novgorod. Population: 56,201 (2010 Census);61,657 (2002 Census);61,149 (1989 Census).

Vyska was founded in 1765 and was granted town status in 1934.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with four work settlements and forty-three rural localities, incorporated as the town of oblast significance of Vyksa—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Vyksa is incorporated as Vyksa Urban Okrug.