Selenginsk

Selenginsk (English) Селенгинск (Russian) Сэлэнгын (Buryat)
- Urban-type settlement -
Stroiteley Avenue is the central street of Selenginsk
Selenginsk Location of Selenginsk in the Republic of Buryatia
Coordinates: 52°01′N 106°52′E / 52.017°N 106.867°E / 52.017; 106.867Coordinates: 52°01′N 106°52′E / 52.017°N 106.867°E / 52.017; 106.867
Administrative status (as of July 2013)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Buryatia
Administrative district	Kabansky District
Urban-type settlement	Selenginsk Urban-Type Settlement
Administrative center of	Selenginsk Urban-Type Settlement
Municipal status (as of October 2014)
Municipal district	Kabansky Municipal District
Urban settlement	Selenginskoye Urban Settlement
Administrative center of	Selenginskoye Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	14,546 inhabitants
Time zone	IRKT (UTC+08:00)
Founded	1961
Postal code(s)	671247
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Selenginsk (Russian: Селенги́нск; Buryat: Сэлэнгын, Selengyn) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Kabansky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located at the head of the Selenga River delta about 30 kilometers (19 mi) from Lake Baikal and about 50 kilometers (31 mi) northwest of Ulan-Ude, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 14,546.

It was established in 1961 as a Komsomol project around a paper mill. In post-Soviet times the paper mill was seen as a major source of pollution.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement (inhabited locality) of Selenginsk is incorporated within Kabansky District as Selenginsk Urban-Type Settlement (an administrative division of the district). As a municipal division, Selenginsk Urban-Type Settlement is incorporated within Kabansky Municipal District as Selenginskoye Urban Settlement.