Aldan, Russia
Aldan (Russian: Алдан, IPA: [ɐlˈdan]; Yakut: Алдан) is a gold-mining town 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.
Aldan
Алдан | |
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Town under district jurisdiction | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Yakut | Алдан |
Aldan railway station | |
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Location of Aldan | |
Aldan Location of Aldan Aldan Aldan (Sakha Republic) | |
| Coordinates: 58°37′N 125°25′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 (2018) | 20,595 (−3.2%) |
Administrative status | |
| • Capital of | Aldansky District, Town of Aldan |
Municipal status | |
| • 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 |
| 2010 Census | 21,275 |
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| 2002 Census | 24,715 |
| 1989 Census | 27,090 |
| 1979 Census | 20,173 |
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