Mirny, Sakha Republic

Mirny (English)
Мирный (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -
Town under republic jurisdiction[1]

Central square in Mirny

Location of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic in Russia
Mirny
Location of Mirny in the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic
Coordinates: 62°33′N 113°58′E / 62.550°N 113.967°ECoordinates: 62°33′N 113°58′E / 62.550°N 113.967°E
Coat of arms
Flag
Administrative status (as of June 2009)
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative district Mirninsky District[1]
Town Mirny[1]
Administrative center of Mirninsky District,[1] Town of Mirny[1]
Municipal status (as of April 2012)
Municipal district Mirninsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Mirny Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Mirninsky Municipal District,[3] Mirny Urban Settlement[2]
Head Alexander Basyrov
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 37,188 inhabitants[4]
Time zone YAKT (UTC+09:00)[5]
Founded 1955
Town status since 1959
Postal code(s)[6] 678170–678175, 678179
Dialing code(s) +7 41136
Official website
Mirny on WikiCommons

Mirny (Russian: Мирный; IPA: [ˈmʲirnɨj], lit. peaceful; Sakha: Мирнэй) is a town and the administrative center of Mirninsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 820 kilometers (510 mi) west of Yakutsk on the Irelyakh River (Vilyuy's basin). Population: 37,188 (2010 Census);[4] 39,981 (2002 Census);[7] 38,793 (1989 Census).[8]

History

Mirny was founded in 1955 after the discovery of a nearby kimberlite pipe by an expedition led by Yury Khabardin. Town status was granted to it in 1959.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mirny serves as the administrative center of Mirninsky District.[1] As an inhabited locality, Mirny is classified as a town under republic jurisdiction.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Mirninsky District as the Town of Mirny.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Mirny is incorporated within Mirninsky Municipal District as Mirny Urban Settlement.[2]

Economy

The Mir mine is in the town. It is an open hole, 525-meter (1,722 ft) deep and has a diameter of 1.25 kilometers (0.78 mi) (reckoned to be the 4th largest in the world). The mine was closed in 2011, due to the difficulties of working in that location.

Transportation

The town is served by the Mirny Airport. Safety concerns have been raised about aircraft operations near to the open diamond mine; helicopters are forbidden to pass over the abandoned workings.

Education

The Mirny Polytechnic Institute, a branch of the North-Eastern Federal University, operates in the town.

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References

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Law #173-Z #353-III
  3. ↑ Law #172-Z #351-III
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  5. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  6. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  7. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "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] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  8. ↑ 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). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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