Aldan, Russia
Aldan
Алдан | |
|---|---|
Town under district jurisdiction | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Yakut | Алдан |
Aldan railway station | |
Location of Aldan | |
| Coordinates: 58°37′N 125°25′E / 58.617°N 125.417°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Administrative district | Aldansky District |
| Town | Aldan |
| Founded | 1923 |
| Town status since | 1939 |
| Elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 21,275 |
• Estimate (January 2016) | 20,892 |
| • Capital of | Aldansky District, Town of Aldan |
| • Municipal district | Aldansky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Aldan Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Aldansky Municipal District, Aldan Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (UTC+09:00 ) |
| Postal code(s) | 678900–678902, 678906, 678909 |
| OKTMO ID | 98603101001 |
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Aldan (Russian: Алдан, IPA: [ɐlˈdan]; Yakut: Алдан) is a gold-mining town (the gorod) and the administrative center of Aldansky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located in the Aldan Highlands, in the Aldan River basin, on the stream Orto-Sala near its mouth in the Seligdar River, about 470 kilometers (290 mi) south of the republic's capital of Yakutsk. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 21,275.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 14,022 | — |
| 1959 | 12,358 | −11.9% |
| 1970 | 17,689 | +43.1% |
| 1979 | 20,173 | +14.0% |
| 1989 | 27,090 | +34.3% |
| 2002 | 24,715 | −8.8% |
| 2010 | 21,275 | −13.9% |
| 2021 | 21,590 | +1.5% |
| Source: Census data | ||