Chagda, Aldansky District, Sakha Republic Explained

En Name:Chagda
Ru Name:Чагда
Coordinates:58.75°N 166°W
Map Label Position:left
Federal Subject:Sakha Republic
Adm District Jur:Aldansky District
Adm Selsoviet Jur:Chagdinsky Rural Okrug
Adm Selsoviet Type:Rural okrug
Adm Ctr Of:Chagdinsky Rural Okrug
Inhabloc Cat:Rural locality
Inhabloc Type:Selo
Mun District Jur:Aldansky Municipal District
Mun District Jur Ref:[1]
Rural Settlement Jur:Chagdinsky Rural Settlement
Mun Admctr Of:Chagdinsky Rural Settlement
Pop 2010Census:218
Pop Latest:186
Pop Latest Date:January 2016
Pop Latest Ref:[2]
Current Cat Date:May 18, 2001
Postal Codes:678915

Chagda (Russian: Чагда) is a rural locality (a selo), the only inhabited locality, and the administrative center of Chagdinsky Rural Okrug of Aldansky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 380km (240miles) from Aldan, the administrative center of the district.[3] Its population as of the 2010 Census was 218,[4] down from 368 recorded during the 2002 Census and 682 recorded during the 1989 Census.

Geography

Chagda is located on the banks of the Aldan River, east of the mouth of the Yungyuele.[5]

History

Chagda had urban status until May 18, 2001.

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Notes and References

  1. Law #173-Z 353-III
  2. Sakha Republic (Yakutia) Territorial Branch of the Federal State Statistics Service. Численность населения по районам республики на 1 января 2016 года
  3. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  4. This figure is given for Chagdinsky Rural Settlement, a municipal formation of Aldansky Municipal District. According to Law #173-Z 353-III, Chagda is the only inhabited locality on the territory of this municipal formation.
  5. [Google Earth]