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City profile · Russia · Europe

Lensk

City population
23,694
#670
in Russia
#5
in Sakha
#22,126
worldwide
MoscowLensk
60.724, 114.934 · 4,293 km from Moscow
City population
23,694
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Russia
#670
of 980 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#22,126
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Russia
0.0%
of the national population

About Lensk

Lensk is a city in Sakha, Russia with a population of 23,694. It is the 670th largest of the 980 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Russia, and the 22,126th largest worldwide. It lies 4,293 km from Moscow.

Position in Russia
#670of 980
LargestSmallest
Position in Sakha
#5of 7
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Rank in region
#5of 7
Distance to capital
to Moscow
Elevation
192 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Yakutsk
Coordinates
60.724, 114.934
Record updated
2024-11-12
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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