Nerchinsk
Nerchinsk
Нерчинск | |
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Location of Nerchinsk | |
| Coordinates: 51°59′40″N 116°33′20″E / 51.99444°N 116.55556°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Zabaykalsky Krai |
| Administrative district | Nerchinsky District |
| Founded | 1653 |
| Elevation | 490 m (1,610 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 14,959 |
• Estimate (2018) | 14,919 (−0.3%) |
| • Capital of | Nerchinsky District |
| • Municipal district | Nerchinsky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Nerchinskoye Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Nerchinsky Municipal District, Nerchinskoye Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 ) |
| Postal code(s) | 673400, 673402, 673403, 673429, 673840 |
| OKTMO ID | 76628101001 |
| Website | гпнерчинское |
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Nerchinsk (Russian: Не́рчинск; Buryat: Нэршүү, Nershüü; Mongolian: Нэрчүү, Nerchüü; Manchu: ᠨᡳᠪᠴᡠ, Möllendorff: Nibcu, Abkai: Nibqu) is a town and the administrative center of Nerchinsky District in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located on the left bank of the Nercha River, 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) above its confluence with the Shilka River, 644 kilometers (400 mi) east of Lake Baikal, about 225 kilometers (140 mi) west of the Chinese border, and 305 kilometers (190 mi) east of Chita, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 14,959 (2010 Census); 15,748 (2002 Census); 16,961 (1989 Soviet census); 6,713 (1897).