Kayerkan
City in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
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Kayerkan (Russian: Кайерка́н), located in the northern part of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia and in the southern part of the Taymyr Peninsula, is a town under jurisdiction of Norilsk in 1982–2005. In 2005, the town was incorporated into Norilsk, even though it is located 20 km away from its center. Population: 27,116 (2002 Census); 27,881 (1989 Census).
Kayerkan
Кайерка́н | |
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Ice Sports Palace in Kayerkan | |
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 Interactive map of Kayerkan | |
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| Coordinates: 69°22′N 87°44′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Krasnoyarsk Krai |
| Founded | 1943 |
| Population | |
• Total | 27,116 |
• Estimate (2022) | 21,665 (−20.1%) |
| • Subordinated to | krai city of Norilsk |
| • Capital of | krai city of Norilsk |
| • Urban okrug | Norilsk Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Norilsk Urban Okrug |
| Postal codes[2] | 663340, 663341  |
| Website | www |
History
The settlement of Kayerkan was established in 1943 in relation with coal mining in the area. It was granted status of work settlement in 1957, and that of a town in 1982.
Population
Gallery
Apartment buildings in Kayerkan
View from a distance and lake Alykel
Winter in Kayerkan
Supermarket "Ocean"
School No. 45
Abandoned House of Culture
Cultural and leisure center "Yubileiny"
Christmas tree near the Kayerkan District Administration building
Shkolnaja street
Snow piles on Shakhtyorskaya street
Views from Kayerkan and Kalargon, a workers' penal camp located near Kayerkan
Shakhtyorskaya (miner's) street
Youth center
Abandoned construction sites near Kayerkan
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