En Name: | Chulman |
Ru Name: | Чульман |
Loc Name1: | Чульман |
Loc Lang1: | Yakut |
Coordinates: | 56.85°N 176°W |
Map Label Position: | right |
Federal Subject: | Sakha Republic |
Adm District Jur: | Neryungrinsky District |
Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Settlement of Chulman |
Adm Selsoviet Type: | Settlement |
Adm Ctr Of: | Settlement of Chulman |
Inhabloc Cat: | Urban-type settlement |
Mun District Jur: | Neryungrinsky Municipal District |
Urban Settlement Jur: | Chulman Urban Settlement |
Mun Admctr Of: | Chulman Urban Settlement |
Pop 2010Census: | 9766 |
Established Date: | 1926 |
Current Cat Date: | 1941 |
Postal Codes: | 678980, 678981 |
Bodystyle: | width:23.5em; |
Chulman population | |
Label1: | 2010 Census |
Data1: | 9,766 |
Label2: | 2002 Census |
Data2: | 10,782 |
Label3: | 1989 Census |
Data3: | 17,354 |
Label4: | 1979 Census |
Data4: | 12,875 |
Chulman (ru|Чульман) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Neryungrinsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 41km (25miles) from Neryungri, the administrative center of the district,[1] on the Chulman River. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 9,766.
The town is located in the Aldan Highlands, there is a deep gorge to the east with white cliffs.
It was founded with nineteen inhabitants in 1926. Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1941. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, it was the location of a gulag work camp.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Chulman[2] is incorporated within Neryungrinsky District as the Settlement of Chulman. As a municipal division, the Settlement of Chulman, together with one rural locality (the selo of Bolshoy Khatymi) under direct jurisdiction of Neryungrinsky District, is incorporated within Neryungrinsky Municipal District as Chulman Urban Settlement.[3]
Employment in Chulman is mainly in the mining of coal, granite, and gemstones industries, as well as at the power station.
Chulman is served by the Chulman Airport and is a station on the Amur–Yakutsk Mainline.
Chulman has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc/Dwc). Winters are bitterly cold with average temperatures from NaNto in January, while summers are mild with average temperatures from 10.9to in July. Precipitation is moderate and is much higher in summer than at other times of the year.