Inza, Russia

Inza is a types of [inhabited localities in Russia|town] and the administrative center of Inzensky District in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Syuksyumka River southwest of Ulyanovsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

History

It was founded in 1897 as a settlement around a railway station. Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1938; town status was granted in 1946.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Inza serves as the administrative center of Inzensky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with two types of [inhabited localities in Russia|rural localities], incorporated within Inzensky District as the town of [district significance] of Inza. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Inza is incorporated within Inzensky Municipal District as Inzenskoye Urban Settlement.