- Aldan, Russia
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For other uses, see Aldan (disambiguation).
Aldan (English)
Алдан (Russian)- Inhabited locality -
Aldan railway station
Location of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic in RussiaCoordinates: 58°40′N 125°21′E / 58.667°N 125.35°ECoordinates: 58°40′N 125°21′E / 58.667°N 125.35°E Coat of arms Administrative status Country Russia Federal subject Sakha Republic Administrative center of Aldan District[citation needed] Municipal status Urban okrug Aldan Urban Okrug[citation needed] Statistics Population (2002 Census) 24,700 inhabitants[1] Founded 1923[2] Official website Aldan (Russian: Алда́н) is a gold-mining town in the Sakha Republic, Russia. Population (2002) 24,700.
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Geography
Aldan is situated in the Aldan highlands, around 470 km south of the regional capital Yakutsk in the Aldan River basin, on the stream Orto-Sala near its mouth in the Seligdar River. It is on the Lena Highway and the Amur Yakutsk Mainline railway north of Neryungri and southwest of Tommot. To the north is another gold-mining town, Nizhny Kuranakh.
History
It was founded in 1923 as Nezametny, after discovery of rich gold deposits. It was granted town status and renamed in 1939.
Economy and infrastructure
Aldan remains a productive gold and mica mining center, largely avoiding the large drop in population suffered by most other towns in the Russian Far East in the years after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
It is on the motorway connecting Yakutsk and Never, as well as on the partially complete Amur Yakutsk Mainline railway. It is served by Aldan Airport.
References
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ^ Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 16. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
External links
- (Russian) Official website of Aldan
- (Russian) Official website of Aldan Youth Theatre
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- Populated places established in 1923
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