Sretensk

Sretensk
Сретенск
Location of Sretensk
Sretensk
Location of Sretensk
Sretensk
Sretensk (Zabaykalsky Krai)
Coordinates: 52°15′N 117°43′E / 52.250°N 117.717°E / 52.250; 117.717
CountryRussia
Federal subjectZabaykalsky Krai
Administrative districtSretensky District
Founded1689
Town status since1926
Elevation
490 m (1,610 ft)
Population
  Total
6,850
  Estimate 
(2018)
6,581 (−3.9%)
  Capital ofSretensky District
  Municipal districtSretensky Municipal District
  Urban settlementSretenskoye Urban Settlement
  Capital ofSretensky Municipal District, Sretenskoye Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 )
Postal code(s)
673500, 673504
OKTMO ID76640101001

Sretensk (Russian: Сретенск, IPA: [ˈsrʲetʲɪnsk]) is a town and the administrative center of Sretensky District in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located on the right bank of the Shilka River (Amur basin), 385 kilometers (239 mi) east of Chita, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 6,850(2010 Census); 8,192(2002 Census); 10,445(1989 Soviet census).