En Name: | Megino-Aldan |
Ru Name: | Мегино-Алдан |
Coordinates: | 62.6833°N 172°W |
Map Label Position: | top |
Federal Subject: | Sakha Republic |
Adm District Jur: | Tomponsky District |
Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Megino-Aldansky Rural Okrug |
Adm Selsoviet Type: | Rural okrug |
Adm Ctr Of: | Megino-Aldansky Rural Okrug |
Inhabloc Cat: | Rural locality |
Inhabloc Type: | Selo |
Mun District Jur: | Tomponsky Municipal District |
Mun District Jur Ref: | [1] |
Rural Settlement Jur: | Megino-Aldansky Rural Settlement |
Mun Admctr Of: | Megino-Aldansky Rural Settlement |
Pop 2010Census: | 1020 |
Postal Codes: | 678725 |
Megino-Aldan (Russian: Мегино-Алдан; Yakut: Мэҥэ Алдан, Meŋe Aldan) is a rural locality (a selo), the only inhabited locality, and the administrative center of Megino-Aldansky Rural Okrug of Tomponsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 65km (40miles) from Khandyga, the administrative center of the district.[2] Its population as of the 2010 Census was 1,020,[3] down from 1,075 recorded during the 2002 Census. It is located by the Aldan, opposite the mouth of the Tompo.[4]