Aldan, Russia

For other uses, see Aldan.

Aldan (English) Алдан (Russian)
Aldan railway station
Location of Aldan on the map of Russia

Coordinates 58°40′N 125°21′E / 58.667°N 125.35°E / 58.667; 125.35Coordinates: 58°40′N 125°21′E / 58.667°N 125.35°E / 58.667; 125.35
Coat of Arms

Administrative status
Federal subject In jurisdiction of Administrative center of	Sakha Republic n/a Aldan District
Local self-government
Charter	n/a
Municipal status	Urban okrug
Mayor	n/a
Representative Body	n/a
Area
Area	n/a
Population
2002 Census - Rank - Density	24,700 inhabitants n/a n/a

Events
Founded	1923
Town status	1939
Other information
Postal code	n/a
Dialing code	n/a
Official website
http://www.aldangold.ru/

Aldan (Russian: Алда́н) is a gold-mining town in the Sakha Republic, Russia. Population (2002) 24,700.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Economy and infrastructure
4 External links

Geography

Aldan is situated in the Aldan highlands, around 470km south of the regional capital Yakutsk in the Aldan River basin, on the stream Orto-Sala near its mouth in the Seligdar River. It is on the Lena Highway and the Amur Yakutsk Mainline railway north of Neryungri and southwest of Tommot. To the north is another gold-mining town, Nizhne-Kuranakh.

History

It was founded in 1923 as Nezametny, after discovery of rich gold deposits. It was granted town status and renamed in 1939.

Economy and infrastructure

Aldan remains a productive gold and mica mining center, largely avoiding the large drop in population suffered by most other towns in the Russian Far East in the years after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

It is on the motorway connecting Yakutsk and Never, as well as on the partially complete Amur Yakutsk Mainline railway. It is served by Aldan Airport.

External links

(Russian) Official website of Aldan
(Russian) Official website of Aldan Youth Theatre

v • d • e Cities and towns in the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic

Capital: Yakutsk

	Aldan · Lensk · Mirny · Neryungri · Nyurba · Olyokminsk · Pokrovsk · Srednekolymsk · Tommot · Udachny · Verkhoyansk · Vilyuysk