Shakhunya
Town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia
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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);[2] 21,724 (2002 census);[6] 22,337 (1989 Soviet census).[7]
Shakhunya
Шахунья | |
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Post office in Shakhunya | |
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 Interactive map of Shakhunya | |
  Shakhunya Location of Shakhunya .svg) Shakhunya Shakhunya (Nizhny Novgorod Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 57°40′N 46°37′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[1] |
| 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[1] |
| • Capital of | town of oblast significance of Shakhunya[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Shakhunya Urban Okrug[3] |
| • Capital of | Shakhunya Urban Okrug[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [4]) |
| Postal code[5] | 606910 |
| OKTMO ID | 22758000001 |
History
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It was founded as a settlement around the Shakhunya railway station, which was opened in 1927.[citation needed] It was granted work settlement status in 1938 and town status in 1943.[citation needed]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with 2 work settlements and 136 rural localities, incorporated as the town of oblast significance of Shakhunya—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Shakhunya is incorporated as Shakhunya Urban Okrug.[3]