| En Name: | Shakhunya |
| Ru Name: | Шахунья |
| Coordinates: | 57.6667°N 83°W |
| Map Label Position: | right |
| Image Coa: | Герб_городского_округа_город_Шахунья_(Нижегородская_область).jpg |
| Federal Subject: | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |
| Adm Data As Of: | November 2011 |
| Adm City Jur: | town of oblast significance of Shakhunya |
| Adm Ctr Of: | town of oblast significance of Shakhunya |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
| Mun Data As Of: | November 2011 |
| Urban Okrug Jur: | Shakhunya Urban Okrug |
| Mun Admctr Of: | Shakhunya Urban Okrug |
| Pop 2010Census: | 20921 |
| Established Date: | 1927 |
| Current Cat Date: | 1943 |
| Date: | March 2012 |
Shakhunya (Russian: Шаху́нья) is a town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Nizhny Novgorod–Kirov railway, 240km (150miles) northeast of Nizhny Novgorod. Population:
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.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with 2 work settlements and 136 rural localities, incorporated as the town of oblast significance of Shakhunya—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Shakhunya is incorporated as Shakhunya Urban Okrug.[2]