Nizhnekolymsk
Nizhnekolymsk
Нижнеколымск | |
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Location of Nizhnekolymsk | |
| Coordinates: 68°32′N 160°56′E / 68.533°N 160.933°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Administrative district | Nizhnekolymsky District |
| Rural okrug | Pokhodsky Rural Okrug |
| Founded | 1644 |
| Elevation | 539 m (1,768 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 6 |
| • Municipal district | Nizhnekolymsky Municipal District |
| • Rural settlement | Pokhodsky Rural Settlement |
| • Capital of | Pokhodsky Rural Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+11 (MSK+8 ) |
| Postal code(s) | 678831 |
| OKTMO ID | 98637424131 |
Nizhnekolymsk (Russian: Нижнеколы́мск) is a rural locality (a selo) in Pokhodsky Rural Okrug of Nizhnekolymsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located within the Arctic Circle near the East Siberian Sea on the left bank of the Kolyma River near its confluence with the Anyuy, 80 kilometers (50 mi) from Chersky, the administrative center of the district, and 35 kilometers (22 mi) from Pokhodsk, the administrative center of the rural okrug. Its population as of the 2010 Census was 6, of whom 4 were male and 2 female, up from 0 recorded during the 2002 Census.