Kashin (town)

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Kashin (Tver Oblast)
Coordinates: 57°21′N 37°37′E / 57.350°N 37.617°E / 57.350; 37.617
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTver Oblast
Administrative districtKashinsky District
Urban settlementSelsovietKashin
First mentioned1238
Elevation
125 m (410 ft)
Population
 • Total
16,171
 • Estimate 
(2021)
14,113 (−12.7%)
 • Capital ofKashinsky District, Kashin Urban Settlement
 • Municipal districtKashinsky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementKashin Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofKashinsky Municipal District, Kashin Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal codes
171640–171642, 171645, 171649
OKTMO ID28624101001

Kashin (Russian: Ка́шин) is a town and the administrative center of Kashinsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia, located around a rural agricultural area on the Kashinka River (Volga's tributary). Population: 16,171 (2010 census); 17,299 (2002 census); 21,186 (1989 Soviet census); 18,000 (1970).