Yelnya
town and administrative center of Yelninsky District of Smolensk Oblast in central Russia
Key facts
- Country
- Russia
- Federal subject
- Smolensk Oblast
- Administrative district
- Yelninsky District
- Urban settlement selsoviet
- Yelninskoye
- Total
- 97.94 km (37.81 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 230 m (750 ft)
- Estimate 2024
- 7,911 ( −21.6% )
- Density
- 103.1/km (267.0/sq mi)
- Capital of
- Yelninsky District, Yelninskoye Urban Settlement
- Municipal district
- Yelninsky Municipal District
- Urban settlement
- Yelninskoye Urban Settlement
- Time zone
- UTC+3 ( MSK )
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Yelnya (Russian: Е́льня) is a town and the administrative center of Yelninsky District in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Desna River, 82 kilometers (51 mi) from Smolensk, the administrative center of the oblast. The population was 10,095 (2010 census); 10,798 (2002 census); 9,868 (1989 Soviet census).
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