Volchansk

Volchansk (Russian: Волча́нск) is a town under the administrative jurisdiction of the Town of Karpinsk in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Volchanka River (a right tributary of the Sosva in the Ob's basin), 452 kilometers (281 mi) north of Yekaterinburg, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 10,010(2010 Census); 11,043(2002 Census); 14,814(1989 Census).

Volchansk
Волчанск
A view near Fontannaya Square in Volchansk
Location of Volchansk
Volchansk
Location of Volchansk
Volchansk
Volchansk (Sverdlovsk Oblast)
Coordinates: 59°56′N 60°05′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSverdlovsk Oblast
Town status since1956
Elevation
240 m (790 ft)
Population
  Total10,010
  Estimate 
(2018)
8,722 (−12.9%)
  Subordinated toTown of Karpinsk
  Urban okrugVolchansky Urban Okrug
  Capital ofVolchansky Urban Okrug
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 )
Postal code(s)
624940, 624941
Dialing code(s)+7 34383
OKTMO ID65735000001
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