Shakhunya
Shakhunya
Шахунья | |
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Post office in Shakhunya | |
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Shakhunya Location of Shakhunya Shakhunya Shakhunya (Nizhny Novgorod Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 57°40′N 46°37′E / 57.667°N 46.617°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |
| Founded | 1927 |
| Town status since | 1943 |
| Elevation | 152.2 m (499 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 20,921 |
• Estimate (2021) | 17,626 (−15.7%) |
| • Subordinated to | town of oblast significance of Shakhunya |
| • Capital of | town of oblast significance of Shakhunya |
| • Urban okrug | Shakhunya Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Shakhunya Urban Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code | 606910 |
| OKTMO ID | 22758000001 |
Shakhunya (Russian: Шаху́нья) is a town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Nizhny Novgorod–Kirov railway, 240 kilometers (150 mi) northeast of Nizhny Novgorod. Population: 20,921 (2010 census); 21,724 (2002 census); 22,337 (1989 Soviet census).