Sretensk
| Sretensk (English) Сретенск (Russian) |
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| Administrative status (as of January 2014) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Zabaykalsky Krai |
| Administrative district | Sretensky District |
| Administrative center of | Sretensky District |
| Municipal status (as of December 2012) | |
| Municipal district | Sretensky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Sretenskoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Sretensky Municipal District, Sretenskoye Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 6,850 inhabitants |
| Time zone | YAKT (UTC+09:00) |
| Founded | 1689 |
| Town status since | 1926 |
| Postal code(s) | 673500, 673504 |
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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 Census).
It was founded in 1689 and granted town status in 1926.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sretensk serves as the administrative center of Sretensky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Sretensk, together with one rural locality (the selo of Morgul), is incorporated within Sretensky Municipal District as Sretenskoye Urban Settlement.
The P426 road leads west to Nerchinsk. The P429 road leads west to Shelopugino, Gazimursky Zavod, Nerchinsky Zavod, and eventually to the border with China.
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