Zhireken
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Zhireken
Жирекен | |
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Work settlement[1] | |
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Location of Zhireken  | |
  Zhireken Location of Zhireken  Zhireken Zhireken (Zabaykalsky Krai) | |
| Coordinates: 52°48′0″N 117°19′59.99″E / 52.80000°N 117.3333306°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Zabaykalsky Krai[1] |
| Administrative district | Chernyshevsky District[2] |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1972[1] |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,565 |
| 4,440 (−2.7%) | |
| • Municipal district | Chernyshevsky Municipal District[5] |
| • Urban settlement | Zhireken Urban Settlement[5] |
| • Capital of | Zhireken Urban Settlement[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 [6]) |
| Postal code(s)[7] | 673498 |
| OKTMO ID | 76648158051 |
Zhireken (Russian: Жирекен) is an urban locality (urban-type settlement) in Chernyshevsky District of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. Population: 4,565 (2010 Census);[3] 3,937 (2002 Census);[8] 5,493 (1989 Soviet census).[9]