Pochinok

town in Russia

Key facts

Country: Russia
Federal subject: Smolensk Oblast
Administrative district: Pochinkovsky District
Urban settlement selsoviet: Pochinkovskoye
Total: 10.46 km (4.04 sq mi)
Elevation: 205 m (673 ft)
Estimate 2024: 7,351 ( −16.2% )
Density: 839.0/km (2,173/sq mi)
Capital of: Pochinkovsky District, Pochinkovskoye Urban Settlement
Municipal district: Pochinkovsky Municipal District
Urban settlement: Pochinkovskoye Urban Settlement
Time zone: UTC+3 ( MSK )

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Pochinok (Russian: Почи́нок) is a town and the administrative center of Pochinkovsky District in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Khmara River (Dnieper's basin) 62 kilometers (39 mi) southeast of Smolensk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 8,776 (2010 census); 9,578 (2002 census); 10,753 (1989 Soviet census).

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