Lensk

For other places with the same name, see Lensk (inhabited locality).
Lensk
Ленск
Town under district jurisdiction[1]
Other transcription(s)
 • YakutЛиэнскэй
View of the town center
View of the town center
Coat of arms of Lensk
Coat of arms
Location of Lensk
Map
Lensk is located in Russia
Lensk
Lensk
Location of Lensk
Lensk is located in Sakha Republic
Lensk
Lensk
Lensk (Sakha Republic)
Coordinates: 60°44′N 114°55′E / 60.733°N 114.917°E / 60.733; 114.917
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic[1]
Administrative districtLensky District[1]
TownLensk[1]
Founded1663
Town status sinceJuly 16,[citation needed] 1963[1]
Government
 • BodyTown Council
 • HeadAlexander Khorunov
Elevation
180 m (590 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total24,966
 • Capital ofLensky District,[1] Town of Lensk[1]
 • Municipal districtLensky Municipal District[3]
 • Urban settlementLensk Urban Settlement[3]
 • Capital ofLensky Municipal District,[4] Lensk Urban Settlement[3]
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
678141, 678142, 678144, 678145, 678149
Dialing code(s)+7 41137
OKTMO ID98627101001
Websitewww.gorodlensk.ru

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.[2]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19392,184—    
19597,894+261.4%
197016,758+112.3%
197923,966+43.0%
198930,260+26.3%
200224,558−18.8%
201024,966+1.7%
202121,392−14.3%
Source: Census data
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Cite error: The named reference SakhaR_admlist was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  3. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Ref531 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Law #172-Z #351-III
  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)