Yelnya, Yelninsky District, Smolensk Oblast

Yelnya
Ельня
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Yelnya
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Yelnya
Yelnya (Smolensk Oblast)
Coordinates: 54°35′N 33°11′E / 54.583°N 33.183°E / 54.583; 33.183
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSmolensk Oblast
Administrative districtYelninsky District
Urban settlementSelsovietYelninskoye
First mentioned1150
Town status since1776
Area
 • Total
97.94 km2 (37.81 sq mi)
Elevation
230 m (750 ft)
Population
 • Total
10,095
 • Estimate 
(2024)
7,911 (−21.6%)
 • Density103.1/km2 (267.0/sq mi)
 • Capital ofYelninsky District, Yelninskoye Urban Settlement
 • Municipal districtYelninsky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementYelninskoye Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofYelninsky Municipal District, Yelninskoye Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code
216330
Dialing code+7 48146
OKTMO ID66619101001

Yelnya (Russian: Е́льня) is a town and the administrative center of Yelninsky District in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Desna River, 82 kilometers (51 mi) from Smolensk, the administrative center of the oblast. The population was 10,095 (2010 census); 10,798 (2002 census); 9,868 (1989 Soviet census).