Aldan, Russia
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Aldan (Russian: Алдан, IPA: [ɐlˈdan]; Yakut: Алдан) is a gold-mining town and the administrative center of Aldansky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located in the Aldan Highlands, in the Aldan River basin, on the stream Orto-Sala near its mouth in the Seligdar River, about 470 kilometers (290 mi) south of the republic's capital of Yakutsk. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 21,275.[3]
Quick Facts Алдан, Other transcription(s) ...
Aldan
Алдан | |
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Town under district jurisdiction[1] | |
Other transcription(s) | |
• Yakut | Алдан |
Coordinates: 58°37′N 125°25′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
Administrative district | Aldansky District[1] |
Town | Aldan[1] |
Founded | 1923[2] |
Town status since | 1939 |
Elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 21,275 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 20,595 (−3.2%) |
• Capital of | Aldansky District,[1] Town of Aldan[1] |
• Municipal district | Aldansky Municipal District[5] |
• Urban settlement | Aldan Urban Settlement[5] |
• Capital of | Aldansky Municipal District,[6] Aldan Urban Settlement[5] |
Time zone | UTC+9 (UTC+09:00 [7]) |
Postal code(s)[8] | 678900–678902, 678906, 678909 |
OKTMO ID | 98603101001 |
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Quick Facts 2010 Census, 2002 Census ...
2010 Census | 21,275[3] |
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2002 Census | 24,715[9] |
1989 Census | 27,090[10] |
1979 Census | 20,173[11] |
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