En Name: | Zyryanka |
Ru Name: | Зырянка |
Loc Name1: | Зырянка |
Loc Lang1: | Yakut |
Coordinates: | 65.75°N 204°W |
Map Label Position: | left |
Image Coa: | Герб Зырянки.gif |
Federal Subject: | Sakha Republic |
Adm District Jur: | Verkhnekolymsky District |
Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Settlement of Zyryanka |
Adm Selsoviet Type: | Settlement |
Adm Ctr Of1: | Verkhnekolymsky District |
Adm Ctr Of2: | Settlement of Zyryanka |
Inhabloc Cat: | Urban-type settlement |
Mun District Jur: | Verkhnekolymsky Municipal District |
Mun District Jur Ref: | [1] |
Urban Settlement Jur: | Zyryanka Urban Settlement |
Mun Admctr Of1: | Verkhnekolymsky Municipal District |
Mun Admctr Of1 Ref: | [2] |
Mun Admctr Of2: | Zyryanka Urban Settlement |
Pop 2010Census: | 3170 |
Established Date: | 1937 |
Current Cat Date: | 1940 |
Postal Codes: | 678769, 678770 |
Bodystyle: | width:23.5em; |
Zyryanka population | |
Label1: | 2010 Census |
Data1: | 3,170 |
Label2: | 2002 Census |
Data2: | 3,749 |
Label3: | 1989 Census |
Data3: | 6,687 |
Label4: | 1979 Census |
Data4: | 5,749 |
Zyryanka (Russian: Зыря́нка; Yakut: Зырянка, Zıryanka) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Verkhnekolymsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, on the left bank of the Kolyma River. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 3,170.
It was founded in 1937 in connection with the development of coal deposits and was granted urban-type settlement status in 1940.[3]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Zyryanka[4] serves as the administrative center of Verkhnekolymsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Verkhnekolymsky District as the Settlement of Zyryanka. As a municipal division, the Settlement of Zyryanka is incorporated within Verkhnekolymsky Municipal District as Zyryanka Urban Settlement.[1]
Coal mining is central to the economy of the region.[5] Zyryanka is home to OAO Kolyma Shipping Company, which is engaged in coal transportation and importation of industrial goods and foodstuffs.
Zyryanka is served by the Zyryanka Airport (main) and the Zyryanka West Airport (secondary).[6]
Zyryanka has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc), with extremely cold winters and mild summers. Precipitation is highest in the summer and lowest in late winter or spring.