Safonovo, Safonovsky District, Smolensk Oblast

Safonovo
Сафоново
Lenina Street in Safonovo
Interactive map of Safonovo
Safonovo
Location of Safonovo
Safonovo
Safonovo (Smolensk Oblast)
Coordinates: 55°07′N 33°15′E / 55.117°N 33.250°E / 55.117; 33.250
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSmolensk Oblast
Administrative districtSafonovsky District
Urban settlementSelsovietSafonovskoye
First mentioned1859
Town status since1952
Area
 • Total
30.43 km2 (11.75 sq mi)
Elevation
213 m (699 ft)
Population
 • Total
46,116
 • Estimate 
(2024)
37,055 (−19.6%)
 • Density1,515/km2 (3,925/sq mi)
 • Capital ofSafonovsky District, Safonovskoye Urban Settlement
 • Municipal districtSafonovsky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementSafonovskoye Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofSafonovsky Municipal District, Safonovskoye Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal codes
215500, 215502, 215503, 215505, 215506, 215569
OKTMO ID66641101001

Safonovo (Russian: Сафо́ново) is a town and the administrative center of Safonovsky District in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Vopets River 102 kilometers (63 mi) northeast of Smolensk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 46,116 (2010 census); 48,209 (2002 census); 56,571 (1989 Soviet census).