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Country
  
Russia

Administratively subordinated to
  
Town of Kokhma

Urban okrug
  
Kokhma Urban Okrug

Area
  
12.6 km²

Federal subject
  
Ivanovo Oblast

Administrative center of
  
Town of Kokhma

Administrative center of
  
Kokhma Urban Okrug

Local time
  
Thursday 10:50 PM

Kokhma

Weather
  
1°C, Wind S at 5 km/h, 90% Humidity

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).

Contents

Map of Kokhma, Ivanovo Oblast, Russia

History

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

Administrative and municipal status

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.

Economy

  • Cotton mill
  • Flax-spinning and weaving mill
  • Strommashina machine-building factory
  • References

    Kokhma Wikipedia