Shimanovsk

Shimanovsk
Шимановск
Railway Station in Shimanovsk
Location of Shimanovsk
Shimanovsk
Location of Shimanovsk
Shimanovsk
Shimanovsk (Amur Oblast)
Coordinates: 52°00′N 127°42′E / 52.000°N 127.700°E / 52.000; 127.700
CountryRussia
Federal subjectAmur Oblast
Founded1910
Town status since1950
Government
  HeadNikolay Dontsov
Elevation
270 m (890 ft)
Population
  Total
19,815
  Subordinated toShimanovsk Urban Okrug
  Capital ofShimanovsk Urban Okrug, Shimanovsky District
  Urban okrugShimanovsk Urban Okrug
  Capital ofShimanovsk Urban Okrug, Shimanovsky Municipal District
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 )
Postal code(s)
676300
Dialing code(s)+7 41651
OKTMO ID10740000001

Shimanovsk (Russian: Шимано́вск) is a town in Amur Oblast, Russia, located on the Bolshaya Pyora River (a right-hand tributary of the Zeya), 250 kilometers (160 mi) northwest of Blagoveshchensk. Population: 19,815(2010 Census); 22,267(2002 Census); 26,274(1989 Soviet census).