Lensk
Lensk (Russian: Ленск, IPA: [lʲɛnsk]; Yakut: Лиэнскэй, Lienskey) is a town and the administrative center of Lensky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 24,966.
Lensk
Ленск | |
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Town under district jurisdiction | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Yakut | Лиэнскэй |
View of the town center | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Lensk | |
Lensk Location of Lensk Lensk Lensk (Sakha Republic) | |
| Coordinates: 60°44′N 114°55′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Administrative district | Lensky District |
| Town | Lensk |
| Founded | 1663 |
| Town status since | July 16, 1963 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Town Council |
| • Head | Alexander Khorunov |
| Elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 24,966 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 23,479 (−6%) |
| • Capital of | Lensky District, Town of Lensk |
| • Municipal district | Lensky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Lensk Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Lensky Municipal District, Lensk Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 ) |
| Postal code(s) | 678141, 678142, 678144, 678145, 678149 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 41137 |
| OKTMO ID | 98627101001 |
| Website | www |
| 2010 Census | 24,966 |
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| 2002 Census | 24,558 |
| 1989 Census | 30,260 |
| 1979 Census | 23,966 |
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