Lyubim () is a town and the administrative center of Lyubimsky District in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located by the Obnora River (a tributary of the Kostroma River). Population:
History Known since 1546, it was granted town status in 1777.
Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Lyubim serves as the administrative center of Lyubimsky District.Law #12-z As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Lyubimsky District as the town of district significance of Lyubim. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Lyubim, together with Lyubimsky Rural Okrug (which comprises seventeen rural localities), is incorporated within Lyubimsky Municipal District as Lyubim Urban Settlement.Law #65-z
Economy Lyubim is home to a railway station and some wood-processing industry.
Notable people Leokadiya Kashperova (1872 - 1940): Russian pianist and Romantic composer.
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