Tommot
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| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Administrative district | Aldansky District[citation needed] |
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| Mayor[citation needed] | Olga Zotina[citation needed] |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 8,057 inhabitants[1] |
| Time zone | YAKT (UTC+10:00)[2] |
| Founded | 1923[citation needed] |
| Town status since | 1925[citation needed] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 41145[citation needed] |
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Tommot (Russian: Томмот) is a town in Aldansky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Aldan River (a right-hand tributary of the Lena) 390 kilometers (240 mi) southwest of Yakutsk and 70 kilometers (43 mi) southwest of Aldan. Population: 8,057 (2010 Census);[1] 9,032 (2002 Census);[3] 9,460 (1989 Census).[4]
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Etymology [edit]
The name of the town is derived from a Yakut word meaning non-freezing.
Geography [edit]
The town was the terminus of the passenger trains of the Amur Yakutsk Mainline. In November 2011, the railway was extended to Nizhny Bestyakh; it will eventually reach Yakutsk.[5] Both the railway and the Lena Highway cross the Aldan at this point.
History [edit]
It was founded in 1923 with the construction of a river port on the Aldan for supplies to the Nezametny gold mine in the present-day town of Aldan.[citation needed] It was formerly the head of navigation of the Aldan River. Tommot was granted town status in 1925.[citation needed]
Economy [edit]
Mining of mica deposits began in 1942, after they were discovered by a hunter in a stream near the town.
References [edit]
- ^ a b "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication.).
- ^ "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]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. May 21, 2004. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989) (in Russian). Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ "Russian Berkakit-Tommot-Nizhny Bestyakh Line Completed". Retrieved August 17, 2012.
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