Olyokminsk
| Olyokminsk (English) Олёкминск (Russian) Өлүөхүмэ (Yakut) |
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| Administrative status (as of June 2009) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Administrative district | Olyokminsky District |
| Town | Olyokminsk |
| Administrative center of | Olyokminsky District, Town of Olyokminsk |
| Municipal status (as of April 2012) | |
| Municipal district | Olyokminsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Olyokminsk Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Olyokminsky Municipal District, Olyokminsk Urban Settlement |
| Head | Semyon Fedulov |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 9,494 inhabitants |
| Time zone | YAKT (UTC+09:00) |
| Founded | 1635 |
| Town status since | 1783 |
| Postal code(s) | 678100, 678139 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 41138 |
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| 2010 Census | 9,494 |
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| 2002 Census | 10,003 |
| 1989 Census | 11,478 |
| 1979 Census | 10,595 |
Olyokminsk (Russian: Олёкминск; IPA: [ɐˈlʲɵkmʲɪnsk]; Yakut: Өлүөхүмэ, Ölüöxümə) is a town and the administrative center of Olyokminsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the left bank of the Lena River, 651 kilometers (405 mi) southwest of Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 9,494.
It was founded in 1635 as an ostrog by the Cossacks led by Pyotr Beketov, sited on the left bank of the Lena opposite the mouth of the Olyokma River. The outpost was later moved a few kilometers upstream, to a location less prone to flooding in spring.
As the junction for river traffic on the Lena and Olyokma, it was the base for Russian expeditions further east and eventually became a trade center on the river route to Yakutsk. Town status was granted to it in 1783.
Decembrists Nikolay Chizhov and Andrey Andreyev were exiled here.
During World War II, an airfield was built here for the Alaska-Siberian (ALSIB) air route used to ferry American Lend-Lease aircraft to the Eastern Front.
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