Lensk
Lensk
Ленск | |
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Town under district jurisdiction | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Yakut | Лиэнскэй |
View of the town center | |
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Coat of arms | |
Interactive map of Lensk | |
Lensk Location of Lensk Lensk Lensk (Sakha Republic) | |
| Coordinates: 60°44′N 114°55′E / 60.733°N 114.917°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Administrative district | Lensky District |
| TownSelsoviet | Lensk |
| Founded | 1663 |
| Town status since | July 16, 1963 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Town Council |
| • Head | Alexander Khorunov |
| Elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 24,966 |
• Estimate (2023) | 21,181 (−15.2%) |
| • Capital of | Lensky District, Town of Lensk |
| • Municipal district | Lensky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Lensk Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Lensky Municipal District, Lensk Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 ) |
| Postal codes | 678141, 678142, 678144, 678145, 678149 |
| Dialing code | +7 41137 |
| OKTMO ID | 98627101001 |
| Website | www |
Lensk (Russian: Ленск, IPA: [lʲɛnsk]; Yakut: Лиэнскэй, 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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 2,184 | — |
| 1959 | 7,894 | +261.4% |
| 1970 | 16,758 | +112.3% |
| 1979 | 23,966 | +43.0% |
| 1989 | 30,260 | +26.3% |
| 2002 | 24,558 | −18.8% |
| 2010 | 24,966 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 21,392 | −14.3% |
| Source: Census data | ||