Aldan, Russia

For other uses, see Aldan (disambiguation).

Aldan (English) Алдан (Russian)
-  Inhabited locality  -
Aldan railway station
Location of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic in Russia
Aldan
Coordinates: 58°40′N 125°21′E / 58.667°N 125.35°E / 58.667; 125.35Coordinates: 58°40′N 125°21′E / 58.667°N 125.35°E / 58.667; 125.35
	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.

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

1. ^ 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. 
2. ^ 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