Olyokminsk
Olyokminsk
Олёкминск | |
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Town under district jurisdiction | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Yakut | Өлүөхүмэ |
Aerial view of Olyokminsk in afternoon | |
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Coat of arms | |
Interactive map of Olyokminsk | |
Olyokminsk Location of Olyokminsk Olyokminsk Olyokminsk (Sakha Republic) | |
| Coordinates: 60°22′N 120°25′E / 60.367°N 120.417°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Administrative district | Olyokminsky District |
| TownSelsoviet | Olyokminsk |
| Founded | 1635 |
| Town status since | 1783 |
| Government | |
| • Head | Semyon Fedulov |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 9,494 |
• Estimate (2023) | 8,457 (−10.9%) |
| • Capital of | Olyokminsky District, Town of Olyokminsk |
| • Municipal district | Olyokminsky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Olyokminsk Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Olyokminsky Municipal District, Olyokminsk Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 ) |
| Postal codes | 678100, 678139 |
| Dialing code | +7 41138 |
| OKTMO ID | 98641101001 |
| 2010 Census | 9,494 |
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| 2002 Census | 10,003 |
| 1989 Census | 11,478 |
| 1979 Census | 10,595 |
Olyokminsk (Russian: Олёкминск, IPA: [ɐˈlʲɵkmʲɪnsk]; Yakut: Өлүөхүмэ, Ölüöxüme) is a town and the administrative center of Olyokminsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, 651 kilometers (405 mi) southwest of Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 9,494.