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);[7] 22,337 (1989 Soviet census).[8]
Shakhunya
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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 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 20,049 (−4.2%) |
• Subordinated to | town of oblast significance of Shakhunya[1] |
• Capital of | town of oblast significance of Shakhunya[1] |
• Urban okrug | Shakhunya Urban Okrug[4] |
• Capital of | Shakhunya Urban Okrug[4] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
Postal code(s)[6] | 606910 |
OKTMO ID | 22758000001 |
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.[4]