Zolotinka

Urban-type settlement in Sakha Republic, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Zolotinka (Russian: Золотинка; Yakut: Золотинка) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Neryungrinsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 73 kilometers (45 mi) from Neryungri, the administrative center of the district.^[2] It is located south of the Aldan Highlands on the Kholodnikan River, a tributary of the Timpton. As of the 2010 Russian Census, its population was 552.^[3]^{[better source needed]}

YakutЗолотинка

CountryRussia

Foundedmid-1970s

Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6

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Zolotinka Золотинка
Urban-type settlement^[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Yakut	Золотинка
Interactive map of Zolotinka
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Coordinates: 56°31′N 124°51′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic^[2]
Administrative district	Neryungrinsky District^[2]
SettlementSelsoviet	Settlement of Zolotinka^[2]
Founded	mid-1970s
Urban-type settlement status since	1977^[2]
Population (2010 Census)^[3]
• Total	552
• Estimate (2023)	585 (+6%)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Settlement of Zolotinka^[2]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Neryungrinsky Municipal District^[4]
• Urban settlement	Zolotinka Urban Settlement^[4]
• Capital of	Zolotinka Urban Settlement^[4]
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6 ^[5])
Postal code^[6]	678997
OKTMO ID	98660154051

2010 Census552^[3]

2002 Census566^[7]

1989 Census1,065^[8]

1979 Census5,377^[9]

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Zolotinka population
2010 Census	552^[3]
2002 Census	566^[7]
1989 Census	1,065^[8]
1979 Census	5,377^[9]

Etymology

The name "Zolotinka", which translates to gold flake in Russian, refers to the gold reserves found in the area.

History

Zolotinka was founded in the mid-1970s in conjunction with the construction of the railway linking the Baikal–Amur Mainline to the town of Neryungri.^{[citation needed]} Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1977.^[2] With the completion of the railway, and gold mining activities not as successful as it had been hoped, the majority of inhabitants left during the 1980s.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Zolotinka^[1] is incorporated within Neryungrinsky District as the Settlement of Zolotinka.^[2] As a municipal division, the territories of the Settlement of Zolotinka and the Settlement of Nagorny are incorporated within Neryungrinsky Municipal District as Zolotinka Urban Settlement.^[4]

Transportation

Zolotinka has a railway station on the Amur–Yakutsk Mainline.

References

Notes

[1]
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, Zolotinka is the administrative center of the Settlement of Zolotinka.
[2]
Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
[3]
Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
[4]
Law #173-Z 353-III
[5]
"Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
[6]
Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
[7]
Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
[8]
Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
[9]
Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России [All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia] (XLS). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года [All-Union Population Census of 1979] (in Russian). 1979 – via Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics.

Sources

Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Neryungrinsky District. (in Russian)
Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №173-З №353-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1058-З №1007-IV от 25 апреля 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Law #173-Z No. 353-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1058-Z No. 1007-IV of April 25, 2012 On Amending the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

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