Yuzha

Yuzha is a types of [inhabited localities in Russia|town] and the administrative center of Yuzhsky District in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, located on Lake Vazal, southeast of Ivanovo, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

History

A settlement on place of modern Yuzha existed since the beginning of the 15th century. The village of Yuzha was first mentioned in 1628. Town status was granted to it in 1925.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yuzha serves as the administrative center of Yuzhsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. Prior to the adoption of the Law #145-OZ On the Administrative-Territorial Division of Ivanovo Oblast in December 2010, it used to be city of [federal subject significance|incorporated separately] as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the administrative divisions of [Ivanovo Oblast|districts].
As a municipal division, the types of inhabited [localities in Russia|town] of Yuzha, together with five rural localities in Yuzhsky District, is incorporated within Yuzhsky Municipal District as Yuzhskoye Urban Settlement.