Nizhny Kuranakh

Nizhny Kuranakh
Нижний Куранах
Other transcription(s)
  YakutАллараа Кураанах
View of Nizhny Kuranakh from the main road
Location of Nizhny Kuranakh
Nizhny Kuranakh
Location of Nizhny Kuranakh
Nizhny Kuranakh
Nizhny Kuranakh (Sakha Republic)
Coordinates: 58°49′N 125°31′E / 58.817°N 125.517°E / 58.817; 125.517
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic
Administrative districtAldansky District
SettlementSettlement of Nizhny Kuranakh
Founded1920s
Urban-type settlement status since1950
Elevation
430 m (1,410 ft)
Population
  Total
5,901
  Estimate 
(January 2016)
5,459
  Capital ofSettlement of Nizhny Kuranakh
  Municipal districtAldansky Municipal District
  Urban settlementNizhny Kuranakh Urban Settlement
  Capital ofNizhny Kuranakh Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+9 (UTC+09:00 )
Postal code(s)
678940
OKTMO ID98603170051
Nizhny Kuranakh population
2010 Census5,901
2002 Census7,027
1989 Census8,190
1979 Census6,274

Nizhny Kuranakh (Russian: Ни́жний Курана́х; Yakut: Аллараа Кураанах, Allaraa Kuraanax) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Aldansky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 30 kilometers (19 mi) from Aldan, the administrative center of the district. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 5,901.