| En name | Khandyga |
|---|---|
| Ru name | Хандыга |
| Loc name 1 | Хаандыга |
| Loc lang 1 | Yakut |
| Coordinates | 62°39′09″N 135°34′03″E |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Adm district jur | Tomponsky District |
| Adm selsoviet jur | Khandyga |
| Adm ctr of 1 | Tomponsky District |
| Adm ctr of 2 | Settlement of Khandyga |
| Inhabloc cat | Urban-type settlement |
| Mun district jur | Tomponsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement jur | Khandyga Urban Settlement |
| Mun admctr of 1 | Tomponsky Municipal District |
| Mun admctr of 2 | Khandyga Urban Settlement |
| Pop 2010census | 6638 |
| Established date | 1938 |
| Current cat date | 1957 |
| Postal codes | 678719, 678720 |
| Website | http://www.sakha.gov.ru/section/88/settlement/2719 |
| 2010 Census | 6,638[1] |
|---|---|
| 2002 Census | 7,025[2] |
| 1989 Census | 9,536[3] |
| 1979 Census | 7,176[4] |
Khandyga (Russian: Хандыга; sah: Хаандыга, Xaandıga) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Tomponsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, 380 kilometers (240 mi) northeast of Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 6,638.[1]
Geography
Khandyga is located on the northeast corner of the Aldan River, by a bend where the river turns from north to west. The R504 Kolyma Highway passes through the town and the Ulakhan-Bom and Sette-Daban mountain ranges rise to the east.[5]
History
It was founded in 1938 as a base for the construction of the Kolyma Highway towards Magadan.[citation needed] During World War II, an airfield was built here for the Alaska-Siberian air route used to ferry American Lend-Lease aircraft to the Eastern Front.[6] From 1951 until 1954, it served as a base for Yanstroy forced-labor camp of the gulag network.[7]
In 1954, Khandyga became the administrative center of Tomponsky District.[citation needed] It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1957.[8]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Khandyga[9] serves as the administrative center of Tomponsky District.[8] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Tomponsky District as the Settlement of Khandyga.[8] As a municipal division, the Settlement of Khandyga is incorporated within Tomponsky Municipal District as Khandyga Urban Settlement.[10]
Transportation
There was a summer hydrofoil service to Yakutsk. (The hydrofoil service was cancelled in 1998.) Khandyga is also served by the Teply Klyuch Airport .
References
Notes
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- ^ ТРРС 3 / 104А. Описание местности (in Russian)
- ^ Lebedev, pp. 44–49
- ^ Yanstroy at Memorial Deutschland (German)
- ^ Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
- ^ According to Article 7 of the Law #77-I, lower-level administrative divisions with the status of a settlement have their administrative centers in an inhabited locality with the status of an urban-type settlement. According to the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic, Khandyga is the administrative center of the Settlement of Khandyga.
- ^ Law #173-Z #353-III
Sources
- Igor Lebedev. Aviation Lend-Lease to Russia. Nova Publishers, 1997.
- Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Tomponsky District. (in Russian)