Khandyga
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| Khandyga (English) Хандыга (Russian) Хаандыга (Sakha) | |
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_Republic_(2008-03).svg.png) Location of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic in Russia | |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Administrative district | Tomponsky District[1] |
| Settlement | Khandyga[1] |
| Administrative center of | Tomponsky District,[1] Settlement of Khandyga[1] |
| Municipal status (as of April 2012) | |
| Municipal district | Tomponsky Municipal District[2] |
| Urban settlement | Khandyga Urban Settlement[2] |
| Administrative center of | Tomponsky Municipal District,[2] Khandyga Urban Settlement[2] |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 6,638 inhabitants[3] |
| Time zone | YAKT (UTC+10:00)[4] |
| Founded | 1938[citation needed] |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1957[2] |
| Postal code(s)[5] | 678719, 678720 |
Khandyga (Russian: Хандыга; Sakha: Хаандыга) is an urban locality (a settlement) and the administrative center of Tomponsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the northeast corner of the Aldan River, where the river turns from north to west, the M56 Kolyma Highway, 380 kilometers (240 mi) northeast of Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. Population: 6,638 (2010 Census);[3] 7,025 (2002 Census);[6] 9,536 (1989 Census).[7]
History
It was founded in 1938 as a base for construction of the Kolyma Highway towards Magadan.[citation needed] During World War II, an airfield was built here for the Alaska-Siberian (ALSIB) air route used to ferry American Lend-Lease aircraft to the Eastern Front.[8] From 1951 until 1954, the settlement was a base for Yanstroy forced-labor camp of the gulag network.[9]
In 1954, Khandyga became the administrative center of Tomponsky District. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1957.[2]
Transportation
There is summer hydrofoil service to Yakutsk. Khandyga is also served by the Teply Klyuch Airport (IATA: KDY).
References
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Law #173-Z 353-III
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "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.).
- ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Russian)
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Lebedev, Igor Aviation Lend-Lease to Russia Nova Publishers (1997) pp.44-49
- ↑ Yanstroy at Memorial Deutschland (German)
Sources
- Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Tomponsky District. (Russian)
- Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №173-З №353-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1058-З №1007-IV от 25 апреля 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Law #173-Z No. 353-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1058-Z No. 1007-IV of April 25, 2012 On Amending the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
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