Kirensk

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Kirensk (Russian: Киренск) is a town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kirenga and Lena Rivers 710 km north of Irkutsk. Population: 13,712 (2002 Census); 16,137 (1989 Census).

It was founded in 1630 by the Cossacks as a winter settlement of Nikolsky pogost. It bore that name until 1665, when it was renamed Kirensky ostrog. Town status since 1775.

It is served by Kirensk Airport.

	Cities and towns in Irkutsk Oblast
	Administrative center: Irkutsk Alzamay \| Angarsk \| Baykalsk \| Biryusinsk \| Bodaybo \| Bratsk \| Cheremkhovo \| Kirensk \| Nizhneudinsk \| Sayansk \| Shelekhov \| Slyudyanka \| Svirsk \| Tayshet \| Tulun \| Usolye-Sibirskoye \| Ust-Ilimsk \| Ust-Kut \| Vikhorevka \| Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky \| Zima