Megino-Aldan

Megino-Aldan (Russian: Мегино-Алдан; Yakut: Мэҥэ Алдан, Meŋe Aldan) is a rural locality (a selo), the only inhabited locality, and the administrative center of Megino-Aldansky Rural Okrug of Tomponsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 65 kilometers (40 mi) from Khandyga, the administrative center of the district.^[1] Its population as of the 2010 Census was 1,020,^[2][3] down from 1,075 recorded during the 2002 Census.^[1] It is located by the Aldan, opposite the mouth of the Tompo.^[7]

Megino-Aldan Мегино-Алдан
Selo[1]
Location of Megino-Aldan
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Coordinates: 62°41′N 134°38′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative district	Tomponsky District[1]
Rural okrug	Megino-Aldansky Rural Okrug[1]
Population  (2010 Census)[2][3]
• Total	1,020
Administrative status
• Capital of	Megino-Aldansky Rural Okrug[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Tomponsky Municipal District[4]
• Rural settlement	Megino-Aldansky Rural Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Megino-Aldansky Rural Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6 [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	678725
OKTMO ID	98650415101