Aldan, Russia
| Aldan (English) Алдан (Russian) |
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 Aldan railway station |
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_Republic_(2008-03).svg) Location of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic in Russia |
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| Coordinates: 58°40′N 125°21′E / 58.667°N 125.35°ECoordinates: 58°40′N 125°21′E / 58.667°N 125.35°E | |
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| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Administrative center of | Aldansky District[citation needed] |
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| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) |
21,277 inhabitants[1] |
| Population (2002 Census) | 24,715 inhabitants[2] |
| Founded | 1923[3] |
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Aldan (Russian: Алда́н) is a gold-mining town and the administrative center of Aldansky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia. Population: 21,277 (2010 Census preliminary results);[1] 24,715 (2002 Census);[2] 27,090 (1989 Census).[4]
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[edit] Geography
Aldan is situated in the Aldan highlands, about 470 kilometers (290 mi) south of the republic's capital of 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. Nizhny Kuranakh, another gold-mining settlement, is located to the north.
[edit] Climate
Aldan has the typical eastern Siberian subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc) though it is affected by the Pacific Ocean more than localities in the lower Lena basin, which gives it much heavier rainfall during the summer than most of Sakha, as well as a little more snowfall and slightly less extreme temperatures.
| Climate data for Aldan | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −7.2 (19.0) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
3.9 (39.0) |
16.1 (61.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
31.1 (88.0) |
33.9 (93.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
12.2 (54.0) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
33.9 (93.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −23.3 (−9.9) |
−20 (−4) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
8.3 (46.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
8.9 (48.0) |
−2,2 | −17.2 (1.0) |
−24.4 (−11.9) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −29.4 (−20.9) |
−27.2 (−17.0) |
−20.6 (−5.1) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
6.7 (44.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
8.9 (48.0) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−22.8 (−9.0) |
−30 (−22) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −47.2 (−53.0) |
−42.8 (−45.0) |
−42.2 (−44.0) |
−32.2 (−26.0) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−5 (23) |
0.0 (32.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−28.9 (−20.0) |
−41.1 (−42.0) |
−47.8 (−54.0) |
−47.8 (−54.0) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 26.5 (1.043) |
21.8 (0.858) |
27.2 (1.071) |
35.8 (1.409) |
56.8 (2.236) |
88.7 (3.492) |
87.4 (3.441) |
97.0 (3.819) |
86.7 (3.413) |
61.5 (2.421) |
37.5 (1.476) |
31.1 (1.224) |
658 (25.91) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.4 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 12.0 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 14.2 | 12.2 | 11.4 | 127.3 |
| Sunshine hours | 65.1 | 118.6 | 192.2 | 210.0 | 248.0 | 261.0 | 275.9 | 226.3 | 144.0 | 93.0 | 72.0 | 40.3 | 1,946.4 |
| Source no. 1: Worldwide Bioclimatic Classification System[5] | |||||||||||||
| Source no. 2: HKO[6] | |||||||||||||
[edit] History
It was founded in 1923 as Nezametny, after discovery of rich gold deposits. It was granted town status and renamed in 1939.
[edit] 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.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ^ "RUSSIA - ALDAN/NEZAMETNYY". Centro de Investigaciones Fitosociológicas. http://www.globalbioclimatics.org/station/ru-aldan.htm. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
- ^ "Climatological Information for Aldan, Russia". Hong Kong Observatory. http://www.weather.gov.hk/wxinfo/climat/world/eng/europe/russia/aldan_e.htm. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
[edit] External links
- (Russian) Official website of Aldan
- (Russian) Official website of Aldan Youth Theater
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