Zadonsk

Zadonsk
Задонск
Zadonsk as seen from the M4 Highway
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Zadonsk
Location of Zadonsk
Zadonsk
Zadonsk (Lipetsk Oblast)
Coordinates: 52°24′N 38°56′E / 52.400°N 38.933°E / 52.400; 38.933
CountryRussia
Federal subjectLipetsk Oblast
Administrative districtZadonsky District
Town under district jurisdictionSelsovietZadonsk
Founded1615
Town status since1779
Elevation
140 m (460 ft)
Population
 • Total
9,698
 • Estimate 
(2021)
9,887 (+1.9%)
 • Capital ofZadonsky District, Zadonsk Town Under District Jurisdiction
 • Municipal districtZadonsky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementZadonsk Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofZadonsky Municipal District, Zadonsk Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal codes
399200, 399201, 399249
OKTMO ID42624101001

Zadonsk (Russian: Задо́нск) is a town and the administrative center of Zadonsky District in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Don River, from which it takes its name, 92 kilometers (57 mi) southwest of Lipetsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 9,887 (2021 census); 9,698 (2010 census); 10,473 (2002 census); 11,186 (1989 Soviet census).