Vyksa (Russian: Вы́кса) is a town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is 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 Soviet census).
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History
Vyksa was founded in 1765 and was granted town status in 1934.
Etymology
From a substrate Finno-Ugric language (cf. Finnish: vuoksi 'flow').
Administrative and municipal status
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.