Kirensk
Kirensk
Киренск | |
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Kirensk Location of Kirensk Kirensk Kirensk (Irkutsk Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 57°47′N 108°05′E / 57.783°N 108.083°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Irkutsk Oblast |
| Administrative district | Kirensky District |
| Founded | 1630 |
| Town status since | 1775 |
| Elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 12,640 |
• Estimate (2021) | 10,998 (−13%) |
| • Capital of | Kirensky District |
| • Municipal district | Kirensky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Kirenskoye Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Kirensky Municipal District, Kirenskoye Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5 ) |
| Postal codes | 666700–666703, 666705 |
| Dialing code | +7 39568 |
| OKTMO ID | 25620101001 |
| Website | gorod-kirensk |
Kirensk (Russian: Киренск, IPA: [ˈkʲirʲɪnsk]) is a town and the administrative center of Kirensky District in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kirenga and Lena Rivers, 950 kilometers (590 mi) north of Irkutsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 12,640 (2010 census); 13,712 (2002 census); 16,137 (1989 Soviet census).