Neya is a town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Neya River, 240 kilometers (150 mi) northeast of Kostroma, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 7,816 (2021 census); 9,827 (2010 census); 11,506 (2002 census); 13,291 (1989 Soviet census); 14,400 (1970).