Shun’ga
Shunga is a large village in the Zaonezhie peninsula by Lake Putkozero in Russia's Republic of Karelia. It is part of Medvezhyegorsky District and is located around 50 km from the district capital, Medvezhyegorsk.Photo: Pretenderrs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Village with 596 residents
- Description: hamlet in Russia
- Also known as: “Shunga”, “Shunga, Republic of Karelia”, and “Sunku”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lakhnovo and Poberezhye.
Lakhnovo
Village
Photo: Scaut2002, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lakhnovo is a village, which is situated 3½ km west of Shun’ga.
Poberezhye
Hamlet
Photo: Scaut2002, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Poberezhye is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km west of Shun’ga.
Batova
Hamlet
Photo: 46yuri46, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Batova is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km southeast of Shun’ga.
Shun’ga
- Categories: hamlet, human settlement, and locality
- Location: Karelia, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
62.59292° or 62° 35′ 35″ northLongitude
34.94773° or 34° 56′ 52″ eastPopulation
596Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)Open location code
9GJPHWVX+53OpenStreetMap ID
node 1814542028OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
493394Wikidata ID
Q16721227
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Russian—“Shun’ga” goes by many names.
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