Kadykchan Explained

En Name:Kadykchan
Ru Name:Кадыкчан
Coordinates:63.0833°N 150°W
Map Label Position:right
Federal Subject:Magadan Oblast
Federal Subject Ref:[1]
Adm District Jur:Susumansky District
Inhabloc Cat:Urban-type settlement
Inhabloc Type:Work settlement
Pop 2017Census:4
Established Date:1940s
Module:
Wikidata:yes
Zoom:12
Marker:village

Kadykchan (Russian: Кадыкча́н) is a depopulated urban locality (a work settlement) in Susumansky District of Magadan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the Upper Kolyma Highlands, in the basin of the Ayan-Yuryakh River, 65km (40miles) northwest of Susuman, the administrative center of the district. As of the 2010 Census, it had no recorded population.

Etymology

The settlement's name comes from the indigenous Even language word meaning "small gorge" or "ravine".

History

Kadykchan was built by gulag prisoners during World War II for the purposes of coal extraction. Later it accommodated miners at two local coal mines[2] which supplied Arkagalinskaya electric power station. The depth of mines was about 400m (1,300feet).

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, coal mining in the area became increasingly unprofitable. One mine closed in 1992, and an explosion at the other in 1996 which killed six people led to a decision to close it also and for the government to subsidize residents to move elsewhere.[2] Major buildings were blown up.[2] As of 2010, the settlement was officially completely depopulated.

Population history

1970 1979 1986 1989 2002 2007 20102023 https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%B4%D1%8B%D0%BA%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%BD#cite_note-2022MAG-1
3,378 4,764 10,270 5,794 875 227 00

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Notes and References

  1. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units of Magadan Oblast
  2. News: Norton. Jenny. The town that disappeared. 18 December 2017. BBC. December 18, 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210707031853/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/the_town_that_disappeared. 7 July 2021.