Velsk

Velsk
Вельск
Town[1]
Aerial view of Velsk
Aerial view of Velsk
Flag of Velsk
Flag
Coat of arms of Velsk
Coat of arms
Location of Velsk
Map
Velsk is located in Russia
Velsk
Velsk
Location of Velsk
Velsk is located in Arkhangelsk Oblast
Velsk
Velsk
Velsk (Arkhangelsk Oblast)
Coordinates: 61°04′N 42°07′E / 61.067°N 42.117°E / 61.067; 42.117
CountryRussia
Federal subjectArkhangelsk Oblast[1]
Administrative districtVelsky District[1]
Town of district significanceVelsk[1]
First mentioned1137[2]
Elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total23,885
 • Capital ofVelsky District,[1] town of district significance of Velsk[1]
 • Municipal districtVelsky Municipal District[4]
 • Urban settlementVelskoye Urban Settlement[4]
 • Capital ofVelsky Municipal District,[4] Velskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
165150Edit this on Wikidata
OKTMO ID11605101001
Websitewww.movelsk.ru

Velsk (Russian: Вельск) is a town and the administrative center of Velsky District in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Vel River at its confluence with the Vaga River, 545 kilometers (339 mi) south of Arkhangelsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 23,885 (2010 Census);[3] 26,241 (2002 Census);[7] 25,967 (1989 Soviet census).[8]

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  3. ^ 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.
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  8. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.