Shakhunya
Шахунья | |
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Post office in Shakhunya | |
Coordinates: 57°40′N 46°37′E / 57.667°N 46.617°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast [1] |
Founded | 1927 |
Town status since | 1943 |
Elevation | 152.2 m (499.3 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 20,921 |
• Subordinated to | town of oblast significance of Shakhunya [1] |
• Capital of | town of oblast significance of Shakhunya [1] |
• Urban okrug | Shakhunya Urban Okrug [3] |
• Capital of | Shakhunya Urban Okrug [3] |
Time zone |
UTC+3 (
MSK
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Postal code(s) [5] | |
OKTMO ID | 22758000001 |
Shakhunya ( Russian: Шаху́нья) is a town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Nizhny Novgorod– Kirov railway, 240 kilometers (150 mi) northeast of Nizhny Novgorod. Population: 20,921 ( 2010 Russian census); [2] 21,724 ( 2002 Census); [6] 22,337 ( 1989 Soviet census). [7]
It was founded as a settlement around the Shakhunya railway station, which was opened in 1927.[ citation needed] It was granted work settlement status in 1938 and town status in 1943.[ citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with 2 work settlements and 136 rural localities, incorporated as the town of oblast significance of Shakhunya—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. [1] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Shakhunya is incorporated as Shakhunya Urban Okrug. [3]
Shakhunya
Шахунья | |
---|---|
Post office in Shakhunya | |
Coordinates: 57°40′N 46°37′E / 57.667°N 46.617°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast [1] |
Founded | 1927 |
Town status since | 1943 |
Elevation | 152.2 m (499.3 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 20,921 |
• Subordinated to | town of oblast significance of Shakhunya [1] |
• Capital of | town of oblast significance of Shakhunya [1] |
• Urban okrug | Shakhunya Urban Okrug [3] |
• Capital of | Shakhunya Urban Okrug [3] |
Time zone |
UTC+3 (
MSK
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Postal code(s) [5] | |
OKTMO ID | 22758000001 |
Shakhunya ( Russian: Шаху́нья) is a town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Nizhny Novgorod– Kirov railway, 240 kilometers (150 mi) northeast of Nizhny Novgorod. Population: 20,921 ( 2010 Russian census); [2] 21,724 ( 2002 Census); [6] 22,337 ( 1989 Soviet census). [7]
It was founded as a settlement around the Shakhunya railway station, which was opened in 1927.[ citation needed] It was granted work settlement status in 1938 and town status in 1943.[ citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with 2 work settlements and 136 rural localities, incorporated as the town of oblast significance of Shakhunya—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. [1] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Shakhunya is incorporated as Shakhunya Urban Okrug. [3]