Vel'sk: facts

At a glance

• Country: Russia
• Region: Arkhangelskaya
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 23,126
• Coordinates: 61.0692° N, 42.0992° E
• Time zone: Europe/Moscow (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Ruble (RUB)
• Distance to the capital, Moscow: 646 km (401 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Velikiy Ustyug Airport (VUS): 227 km (141 mi), straight line
• Kotlas Airport (KSZ): 247 km (154 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Oktyabr'skiy: 58 km (36 mi)
• Konosha: 99 km (62 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Vologda, 239 km (149 mi)