Chernyshevsky, Sakha Republic
Chernyshevsky (Russian: Черныше́вский; Yakut: Чернышевскай) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Mirninsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 92 kilometers (57 mi) from Mirny, the administrative center of the district, on the southern edge of the Central Siberian Plateau on the Vilyuy River, a tributary of the Lena. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 5,025.
Chernyshevsky
Чернышевский | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Yakut | Чернышевскай |
View of Chernyshevsky and the Vilyuy Dam | |
Location of Chernyshevsky | |
Chernyshevsky Location of Chernyshevsky Chernyshevsky Chernyshevsky (Sakha Republic) | |
| Coordinates: 63°01′N 112°28′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Administrative district | Mirninsky District |
| Settlement | Chernyshevsky |
| Founded | 1959 |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1961 |
| Elevation | 365 m (1,198 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,025 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 4,288 (−14.7%) |
Administrative status | |
| • Capital of | Settlement of Chernyshevsky |
Municipal status | |
| • Municipal district | Mirninsky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Chernyshevsky Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Chernyshevsky Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 ) |
| Postal code(s) | 678185 |
| OKTMO ID | 98631162051 |
| 2010 Census | 5,025 |
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| 2002 Census | 5,310 |
| 1989 Census | 8,298 |
| 1979 Census | 6,029 |
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