Zhigansk
Zhigansk
Жиганск | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Sakha | Эдьигээн |
Nikolskaya Church of Zhigansk | |
Location of Zhigansk | |
| Coordinates: 66°46′N 123°23′E / 66.767°N 123.383°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Administrative district | Zhigansky District |
| Rural okrug | Zhigansky Rural Okrug |
| Founded | 1632 |
| Rural locality status since | 1783 |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,420 |
| • Capital of | Zhigansky Rural Okrug |
| • Municipal district | Zhigansky Municipal District |
| • Rural settlement | Zhigansky Rural Settlement |
| • Capital of | Zhigansky Rural Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 ) |
| Postal code(s) | 678330, 678349 |
| OKTMO ID | 98622410101 |
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Zhigansk (Russian: Жига́нск; Yakut: Эдьигээн, romanized: Ecigên) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Zhigansky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the left bank of the Lena River near where it is joined by its tributary the Nuora (Strekalovka), approximately 600 kilometers (370 mi) northwest of Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. Population: 3,420 (2010 Census); 3,346 (2002 Census); 4,511 (1989 Soviet census).