Ust-Nera

Ust-Nera (English)
Усть-Нера (Russian)
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Location of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic in Russia
Ust-Nera
Location of Ust-Nera in the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic
Coordinates: 64°34′5″N 143°14′10″E / 64.56806°N 143.23611°ECoordinates: 64°34′5″N 143°14′10″E / 64.56806°N 143.23611°E
Administrative status (as of 2010)
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative district Oymyakonsky District
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 6,463 inhabitants[1]
Time zone VLAT (UTC+10:00)[2]
Founded 1937
Urban-type settlement status since 1950
Postal code(s)[3] 678730
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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 south of Ust-Nera 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

Ust-Nera flood of 1959

Ust-Nera was founded in 1937 in conjunction with gold mining and exploration in the Indigirka and Kolyma regions. In the Soviet era, it served as a base for forced labour camps of the gulag.

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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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.
  2. ↑ 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.).
  3. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.