Nizhny Kuranakh
Urban-type settlement in Sakha Republic, Russia
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Nizhny Kuranakh (Russian: Ни́жний Курана́х; Yakut: Аллараа Кураанах, Allaraa Kuraanax) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Aldansky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 30 kilometers (19 mi) from Aldan, the administrative center of the district.[2] As of the 2010 Census, its population was 5,901.[3]
Nizhny Kuranakh
Нижний Куранах | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Yakut | Аллараа Кураанах |
View of Nizhny Kuranakh from the main road | |
 Interactive map of Nizhny Kuranakh | |
  Nizhny Kuranakh Location of Nizhny Kuranakh  Nizhny Kuranakh Nizhny Kuranakh (Sakha Republic) | |
| Coordinates: 58°49′N 125°31′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[2] |
| Administrative district | Aldansky District[2] |
| SettlementSelsoviet | Settlement of Nizhny Kuranakh[2] |
| Founded | 1920s |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1950[2] |
| Elevation | 430 m (1,410 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,901 |
| 5,459 (−7.5%) | |
| • Capital of | Settlement of Nizhny Kuranakh[2] |
| • Municipal district | Aldansky Municipal District[5] |
| • Urban settlement | Nizhny Kuranakh Urban Settlement[5] |
| • Capital of | Nizhny Kuranakh Urban Settlement[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (UTC+09:00  [6]) |
| Postal code[7] | 678940 |
| OKTMO ID | 98603170051 |
| 2010 Census | 5,901[3] |
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| 2002 Census | 7,027[8] |
| 1989 Census | 8,190[9] |
| 1979 Census | 6,274[10] |
History
It was first settled in the 1920s, when gold was discovered and mining activities began.[citation needed] It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1950.[2]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Nizhny Kuranakh,[1] together with two rural localities, is incorporated within Aldansky District as the Settlement of Nizhny Kuranakh.[2] As a municipal division, the Settlement of Nizhny Kuranakh is incorporated within Aldansky Municipal District as Nizhny Kuranakh Urban Settlement.[5]
Economy
Nizhny Kuranakh is located on the Amur–Yakutsk Mainline, between the towns of Aldan and Tommot. Employment is centered mainly on the nearby open-cut gold mine. Mining company Aldanzoloto maintains its head offices in Nizhny Kuranakh and employs about 80% of its workforce.[11]