Olyokminsk

Olyokminsk
Олёкминск
Town under district jurisdiction
Other transcription(s)
  YakutӨлүөхүмэ
Aerial view of Olyokminsk in afternoon
Location of Olyokminsk
Olyokminsk
Location of Olyokminsk
Olyokminsk
Olyokminsk (Sakha Republic)
Coordinates: 60°22′N 120°25′E / 60.367°N 120.417°E / 60.367; 120.417
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic
Administrative districtOlyokminsky District
TownOlyokminsk
Founded1635
Town status since1783
Government
  HeadSemyon Fedulov
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
  Total
9,494
  Capital ofOlyokminsky District, Town of Olyokminsk
  Municipal districtOlyokminsky Municipal District
  Urban settlementOlyokminsk Urban Settlement
  Capital ofOlyokminsky Municipal District, Olyokminsk Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 )
Postal code(s)
678100, 678139
Dialing code(s)+7 41138
OKTMO ID98641101001
Olyokminsk population
2010 Census9,494
2002 Census10,003
1989 Census11,478
1979 Census10,595

Olyokminsk (Russian: Олёкминск, IPA: [ɐˈlʲɵkmʲɪnsk]; Yakut: Өлүөхүмэ, Ölüöxüme) is a town and the administrative center of Olyokminsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, 651 kilometers (405 mi) southwest of Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 9,494.