Shenkursk

Shenkursk
Шенкурск
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Shenkursk
Location of Shenkursk
Shenkursk
Shenkursk (Arkhangelsk Oblast)
Coordinates: 62°06′N 42°54′E / 62.100°N 42.900°E / 62.100; 42.900
CountryRussia
Federal subjectArkhangelsk Oblast
Administrative districtShenkursky District
Town of district significanceSelsovietShenkursk
First mentioned1229
Town status since1780
Elevation
60 m (200 ft)
Population
 • Total
5,702
 • Estimate 
(2023)
4,524 (−20.7%)
 • Capital ofShenkursky District, town of district significance of Shenkursk
 • Municipal districtShenkursky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementShenkurskoye Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofShenkursky Municipal District, Shenkurskoye Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code
165160
OKTMO ID11658101001

Shenkursk (Russian: Шенку́рск) is a town and the administrative center of Shenkursky District in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Vaga River. Population: 4,608 (2021 census); 5,702 (2010 census); 6,151 (2002 census); 7,424 (1989 Soviet census).