Zyryanka Explained

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.

History

It was founded in 1937 in connection with the development of coal deposits and was granted urban-type settlement status in 1940.[3]

Administrative and municipal status

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]

Economy

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.

Transportation

Zyryanka is served by the Zyryanka Airport (main) and the Zyryanka West Airport (secondary).[6]

Climate

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.

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Law #173-Z #353-III
  2. Law #172-Z #351-III
  3. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  4. According to Article 7 of the Law #77-I, lower-level administrative divisions with the status of a settlement have their administrative centers in an inhabited locality with the status of an urban-type settlement. According to the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic, Zyryanka is the administrative center of the Settlement of Zyryanka.
  5. Book: Armstrong, Terence. The Northern Sea Route: Soviet Exploitation of the North East Passage. December 21, 2015. June 9, 2011. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-23263-0. 85.
  6. Web site: Zyryanka Airport. OurAirports. January 20, 2013.