Nizhnekolymsk (Russian: Нижнеколы́мск) is a rural locality (a selo) in Pokhodsky Rural Okrug of Nizhnekolymsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located within the Arctic Circle near the East Siberian Sea on the left bank of the Kolyma River near its confluence with the Anyuy, 80 kilometers (50 mi) from Chersky, the administrative center of the district, and 35 kilometers (22 mi) from Pokhodsk, the administrative center of the rural okrug.[1] Its population as of the 2010 Census was 6,[3] of whom 4 were male and 2 female, up from 0 recorded during the 2002 Census.[1]
Nizhnekolymsk
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Location of Nizhnekolymsk  | |
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| Coordinates: 68°32′N 160°56′E / 68.533°N 160.933°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Administrative district | Nizhnekolymsky District[1] |
| Rural okrug | Pokhodsky Rural Okrug[1] |
| Founded | 1644[2] |
| Elevation | 539 m (1,768 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6 |
| • Municipal district | Nizhnekolymsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Rural settlement | Pokhodsky Rural Settlement[4] |
| • Capital of | Pokhodsky Rural Settlement[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+11 (MSK+8  [5]) |
| Postal code(s)[6] | 678831 |
| OKTMO ID | 98637424131 |
History
editIt was founded as a fort on the Kolyma River in 1644.[2] The town was the starting point for the polar expedition of Ferdinand von Wrangel and Pyotr Anjou in 1820.[7] On May 20, 1931, Nizhnekolymsk became the administrative center of Nizhnekolymsky District, but in 1942, due to constant flooding, the administrative center was transferred to Nizhniye Kresty.[2] Nizhekolymsk had mostly been abandoned by 1968, although a small number of people continued to reside there.[2]
Notable people
edit- Alexander Penn (1906–1972), Israeli poet, born in Nizhnekolymsk
In fiction
editRed Pawn, a 1932 screen play by Ayn Rand, takes place in the vicinity of Nizhnekolymsk, during the early years of the Soviet Union.
See also
editReferences
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
- ^ a b c d Е. П. Сашенков (Ye. P. Sashenkov). На почтовых трактах Севера. (К истории почты Якутии). (On the Postal Roads of the North. (About the History of Yakutia's Postal Service).) (in Russian)
- ^ a b Sakha Republic Territorial Branch of the Federal State Statistics Service. Results of the 2010 All-Russian Census. Численность населения по районам, городским и сельским населённым пунктам Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (Population Counts by Districts, Urban and Rural Inhabited Localities) (in Russian)
- ^ a b c Law #173-Z 353-III
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ Lisa von Engelhardt: Ferdinand von Wrangel und seine Reise längs der Nordküste von Sibirien und auf dem Eismeere, Leipzig 1885, p. 14.
Sources
edit- Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Nizhnekolymsky District. (in Russian)
External links
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