Shakhunya is a town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Nizhny Novgorod–Kirov railway, 240 kilometers (150 mi) northeast of Nizhny Novgorod. Population: 20,921 (2010 census); 21,724 (2002 census); 22,337 (1989 Soviet census).
History
It was founded as a settlement around the Shakhunya railway station, which was opened in 1927. It was granted work settlement status in 1938 and town status in 1943. ==Administrative and municipal status==