Ust-Nera
| Ust-Nera (English) Усть-Нера (Russian) | |
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- Urban-type settlement[1] - Settlement[citation needed] | |
 View of Ust-Nera | |
_Republic_(2008-03).svg.png) Location of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic in Russia | |
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| Administrative status (as of 2010) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Administrative district | Oymyakonsky District[citation needed] |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 6,463 inhabitants[1] |
| Time zone | VLAT (UTC+11:00)[2] |
| Founded | 1937[citation needed] |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1950[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s)[3] | 678730 |
Ust-Nera (Russian: Усть-Нера) is an urban locality (a settlement) and the administrative center of Oymyakonsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia. Population: 6,463 (2010 Census);[1] 9,457 (2002 Census);[4] 12,535 (1989 Census).[5]
Geography
The settlement is located at the confluence of the Nera and the Indigirka Rivers, from which it takes its name (Ust means 'river mouth' in Russian). It is located around 870 km north-east of the republic capital of Yakutsk, in one of the coldest permanently inhabited regions on Earth. The village of Oymyakon located around 200 km is one of two places in the Sakha Republic (the other being Verkhoyansk) which lays claim to being the northern Pole of Cold, the coldest location in the northern hemisphere.
History
Economy
Gold mining is the main occupation in the settlement. The Kolyma Highway was extended northwest to Ust-Nera in 1937, this section has now become the main route between Yakutsk and Magadan. The settlement is also served by the Ust-Nera Airport (IATA: USR) and a small museum. River traffic on the Indigirka is limited by the rapids 100 kilometers (62 mi) downstream.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "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.