Zolotinka
| Zolotinka (English) Золотинка (Russian) | |
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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 | Neryungrinsky District[1] |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 552 inhabitants[1] |
| Time zone | YAKT (UTC+10:00)[2] |
Zolotinka (Russian: Золоти́нка) is an urban-type settlement in Neryungrinsky District in the far south of the Sakha Republic, Russia. Population: 552 (2010 Census);[1] 566 (2002 Census);[3] 1,065 (1989 Census).[4]
Geography
The settlement lies in the southern reaches of the Aldan Highlands, approximately 50 km of Neryungri.
It is situated on the Kholodnikan River, close to where it flows into the Iyengra River, a tributary of the Timpton. The village of Iyengra is located a few kilometers to the north.
History
Zolotinka was founded in the mid-1970s in conjunction with the construction of the railway linking the Baikal Amur Mainline to the city of Neyungri. It received urban-type settlement status in 1977. The town's name, meaning gold flake in Russian (from the word zoloto for gold) refers the gold reserves found in the area.
With completion of the railway, and gold mining activities not as successful as had been hoped, the majority of inhabitants left the town during the 1980s, with the population dropping from 5,377 in 1979 down to only 1,065 in 1989.
Infrastructure
The town has a railway station on the Amur Yakutsk Mainline.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "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.).
- ↑ "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.