Lebediny, Sakha Republic
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Lebediny
Лебединый | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Yakut | Лебединай |
Location of Lebediny  | |
  Lebediny Location of Lebediny  Lebediny Lebediny (Sakha Republic) | |
| Coordinates: 58°29′N 125°29′E / 58.483°N 125.483°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[2] |
| Administrative district | Aldansky District[2] |
| Settlement | Settlement of Lebediny[2] |
| Founded | 1927 |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1969[2] |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,058 |
| 993 | |
| • Municipal district | Aldansky Municipal District[5] |
| • Urban settlement | Leninsky Urban Settlement[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (UTC+09:00  [6]) |
| Postal code(s)[7] | 678946 |
| OKTMO ID | 98603161056 |
| 2010 Census | 1,058[3] |
|---|---|
| 2002 Census | 1,254[8] |
| 1989 Census | 2,345[9] |
| 1979 Census | 2,308[10] |
Lebediny (Russian: Лебеди́ный; Yakut: Лебединай) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Aldansky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 26 kilometers (16 mi) from Aldan, the administrative center of the district.[2] As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,058.[3]
"Lebediny" is a Russian adjective literally meaning swan-like or of the swan; the name is said to refer to a local legend that swans rested here while migrating south for the winter.[citation needed]
History
It was founded in 1927 in connection to development of local gold deposits, with the Lebediny gold mine beginning operation in 1933.[citation needed] Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1967.[2]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Lebediny[1] is, together with one rural locality (the selo of Orochen 1-y), incorporated within Aldansky District as the Settlement of Lebediny.[2] As a municipal division, the territories of the Settlement of Lebediny and the Settlement of Leninsky are incorporated within Aldansky Municipal District as Leninsky Urban Settlement.[5]
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