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Lensk
Sign in to saveLensk (; , 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 is a town in northeastern Russia that serves as the main administrative center for Lensky District in the Sakha Republic. With a population of nearly 25,000 people as of 2010, it functions as an important local government and economic hub for the region.
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Key facts
- Russian inhabited locality.en_name
- Lensk
- Russian inhabited locality.ru_name
- Ленск
- Russian inhabited locality.loc_name1
- Лиэнскэй
- Russian inhabited locality.loc_lang1
- Yakut
- Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline
- Ленск2.jpg
- Russian inhabited locality.image_caption
- View of the town center
- Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position
- right
- Russian inhabited locality.image_coa
- Coat_of_Arms_of_Lensk_(Yakutia).gif
- Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject
- Sakha Republic
- Russian inhabited locality.adm_district_jur
- Lensky District
- Russian inhabited locality.adm_selsoviet_jur
- Lensk
- Russian inhabited locality.adm_selsoviet_type
- Town
- Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1
- Lensky District
- Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of2
- Town of Lensk
- Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat
- Town
- Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_type
- Town under district jurisdiction
- Russian inhabited locality.mun_district_jur
- Lensky Municipal District
- Russian inhabited locality.urban_settlement_jur
- Lensk Urban Settlement
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Ленск
- Country
- Tsardom of Russia
- Population
- 21181
- Area
- 49
- Elevation
- 180
- Image
- Aeroport Lensk.jpg
- Dialing code
- 41137
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- native label
- Лиэнскэй
- Commons category
- Lensk
- postal code
- 678140
- inception
- 1663-00-00
- nickname
- Ворота алмазного края
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Administrative and municipal status
- Economy
- Culture and tourism
- Climate
- References
- Notes
- Sources
- External links
Lensk (; , 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.
==Geography== Lensk is located on the left bank of the Lena River, at the southern edge of the Lena Plateau, approximately west of Yakutsk, the capital of the republic.
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