Vetluga (Russian: Ветлу́га) is a town and the administrative center of Vetluzhsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Vetluga River, after which the town is named.

[7] It was founded in 1636 and granted town status in 1778.

[citation needed] Within the framework of administrative divisions, Vetluga serves as the administrative center of Vetluzhsky District.

[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Vetluzhsky District as the town of district significance of Vetluga.

[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Vetluga is incorporated within Vetluzhsky Municipal District as Vetluga Urban Settlement.