Eldikan (russian: Эльдикан; sah, Элдьикээн, ''Elcikeen'') is an urban locality (an
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...
) in
Ust-Maysky District
Ust-Maysky District (russian: Усть-Ма́йский улу́с; sah, Уус-Маайа улууһа, ''Uus-Maaya uluuha'', ) is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III district (raion, or ''ulus'' ...
of the
Sakha Republic
Sakha, officially the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia),, is the largest republic of Russia, located in the Russian Far East, along the Arctic Ocean, with a population of roughly 1 million. Sakha comprises half of the area of its governing Far Eas ...
,
Russia
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, located on the right bank of the
Aldan River
The Aldan (russian: Алдан) is the second-longest, right tributary of the Lena in the Sakha Republic in eastern Siberia.Ust-Maya, the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...
of the district. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,515.
History
It was established in 1941 as a river
port
A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ham ...
, as a base for the developing gold mining activities on the
Yudoma
The Yudoma (russian: Юдома) is a river in eastern Siberia in the Yudoma-Maya Highlands near the Okhotsk Coast. It joins the Maya which joins the Aldan which joins the Lena which flows into the Arctic Ocean. Its northern headwaters are in t ...
and
Allakh-Yun River
The Allakh-Yun (russian: Аллах-Юнь, sah, Ааллаах Үүн, ''Aallaax Üün'') is a river in Sakha Republic and Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Aldan. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .
Geography
The ...
s.
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...
status was granted to it in 1948,''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic'' when it became the
administrative center
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A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...
of Allakh-Yunsky District. It lost this role again in 1953 with the merger of the district back into
Ust-Maysky District
Ust-Maysky District (russian: Усть-Ма́йский улу́с; sah, Уус-Маайа улууһа, ''Uus-Maaya uluuha'', ) is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III district (raion, or ''ulus'' ...
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...
of Eldikan,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'', Eldikan is the administrative center of the Settlement of Eldikan. together with one
rural locality
In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are describ ...
8-y km
8-y km (russian: 8-й км) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') under the administrative jurisdiction of the Settlement of Eldikan of Ust-Maysky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located from Ust-Maya, the administrative center of the distri ...
), is incorporated within
Ust-Maysky District
Ust-Maysky District (russian: Усть-Ма́йский улу́с; sah, Уус-Маайа улууһа, ''Uus-Maaya uluuha'', ) is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III district (raion, or ''ulus'' ...
as the
Settlement
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*Human settlement, a community where people live
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of Eldikan. As a municipal division, the Settlement of Eldikan is incorporated within Ust-Maysky Municipal District as Eldikan Urban Settlement.Law #173-Z 353-III
Economy and infrastructure
Eldikan serves as an important distribution center for the district's
gold mining
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industry, and as an energy center. Agricultural products produced here include vegetables, pigs, horses, cows, potatoes, cabbage, and fish.
Eldikan is connected via a more than long road with
Yugoryonok
Yugoryonok (russian: Югорёнок) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Ust-Maysky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located from Ust-Maya, the administrative center of the district,''Registry of the Administrative-Terr ...
on the
Yudoma River
The Yudoma (russian: Юдома) is a river in eastern Siberia in the Yudoma-Maya Highlands near the Okhotsk Coast. It joins the Maya which joins the Aldan which joins the Lena which flows into the Arctic Ocean. Its northern headwaters are in t ...
, with side roads connecting with the various mining settlements in the area. Eldikan itself, however, remains only connected to the outside world by ship on the
Aldan River
The Aldan (russian: Алдан) is the second-longest, right tributary of the Lena in the Sakha Republic in eastern Siberia.Amga, from which an all-weather road connects to
Nizhny Bestyakh
Nizhny Bestyakh (russian: Ни́жний Бестя́х; sah, Аллараа Бэстээх) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Megino-Kangalassky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the east bank of the Lena Riv ...
near the republic's
capital
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of
Yakutsk
Yakutsk (russian: Якутск, p=jɪˈkutsk; sah, Дьокуускай, translit=Djokuuskay, ) is the capital city of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located about south of the Arctic Circle. Fueled by the mining industry, Yakutsk has become one of ...
.
A new year-round road is planned which will connect Eldikan with the settlement of
Khandyga
Khandyga (russian: Хандыга; sah, Хаандыга) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Tomponsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, northeast of Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. As o ...
on the
Kolyma Highway
The R504 Kolyma Highway (russian: Федеральная автомобильная дорога «Колыма», ''Federal'naya Avtomobil'naya Doroga «Kolyma»,'' "Federal Automobile Highway 'Kolyma'"), part of the M56 route, is a road throu ...
. The construction of the first section, to
Dzhebariki-Khaya
Dzhebariki-Khaya (russian: Джебарики-Хая; sah, Дьабарыкы-Хайа, ''Cabarıkı Xaya'') is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Tomponsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located from Khandyga, the admini ...
, began in 2009.
A small airport in Eldikan is no longer in regular use.
See also
*
Kyllakh Range
The Kyllakh Range (russian: Кыллахский хребет; sah, Кыыллаах) is a range of mountains in the Russian Federation. Administratively the mountain chain belongs to the Sakha Republic. It is the smallest of the ranges which are ...