Khandyga

Khandyga (English) Хандыга (Russian) Хаандыга (Yakut)
-  Urban-type settlement[1]  -
Location of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic in Russia
Khandyga Location of Khandyga in the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic
Coordinates: 62°40′N 135°33′E / 62.667°N 135.550°ECoordinates: 62°40′N 135°33′E / 62.667°N 135.550°E
Administrative status (as of June 2009)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic[2]
Administrative district	Tomponsky District[2]
Settlement	Khandyga[2]
Administrative center of	Tomponsky District,[2] Settlement of Khandyga[2]
Municipal status (as of April 2012)
Municipal district	Tomponsky Municipal District[3]
Urban settlement	Khandyga Urban Settlement[3]
Administrative center of	Tomponsky Municipal District,[4] Khandyga Urban Settlement[3]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	6,638 inhabitants[5]
Time zone	YAKT (UTC+09:00)[6]
Founded	1938
Urban-type settlement status since	1957[2]
Postal code(s)[7]	678719, 678720
Official website

Khandyga population

2010 Census	6,638[5]
2002 Census	7,025[8]
1989 Census	9,536[9]
1979 Census	7,176[10]

Khandyga (Russian: Хандыга; Yakut: Хаандыга) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Tomponsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the northeast corner of the Aldan River, where the river turns from north to west, the Kolyma Highway, 380 kilometers (240 mi) northeast of Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 6,638.^[5]

History

It was founded in 1938 as a base for construction of the Kolyma Highway towards Magadan. During World War II, an airfield was built here for the Alaska-Siberian air route used to ferry American Lend-Lease aircraft to the Eastern Front.^[11] From 1951 until 1954, it served as a base for Yanstroy forced-labor camp of the gulag network.^[12]

In 1954, Khandyga became the administrative center of Tomponsky District. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1957.^[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Khandyga^[1] serves as the administrative center of Tomponsky District.^[2] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Tomponsky District as the Settlement of Khandyga.^[2] As a municipal division, the Settlement of Khandyga is incorporated within Tomponsky Municipal District as Khandyga Urban Settlement.^[3]

Transportation

There is summer hydrofoil service to Yakutsk. Khandyga is also served by the Teply Klyuch Airport (IATA: KDY).

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, Khandyga is the administrative center of the Settlement of Khandyga.
2. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
3. Law #173-Z #353-III
4. Law #172-Z #351-III
5. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 Ð³Ð¾Ð´Ð° (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
6. Правительство Российской Федерации. Ð¤ÐµÐ´ÐµÑ€Ð°Ð»ÑŒÐ½Ñ‹Ð¹ закон â„–107-ФЗ Ð¾Ñ‚ 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона â„–248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. Â«Ðž внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу Ð¿Ð¾ истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", â„–120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
7. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
8. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов â€“ районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 Ñ‚ысячи 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 Ð³Ð¾Ð´Ð° [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
9. Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 Ð³. 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 Ð³Ð¾Ð´Ð° [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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
10. "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 Ð³. Национальный состав населения по регионам России. (All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia.)". Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 Ð³Ð¾Ð´Ð° (All-Union Population Census of 1979) (in Russian). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1979. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
11. Lebedev, pp. 44–49
12. Yanstroy at Memorial Deutschland (German)

Sources

• Igor Lebedev. Aviation Lend-Lease to Russia. Nova Publishers, 1997.
• Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Tomponsky District. (Russian)
• Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Ð—акон â„–172-З â„–351-III Ð¾Ñ‚ 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом муниципального района муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона â„–1535-З â„–597-V от 27 ноября 2015 г. Â«Ðž внесении изменений в статьи 1 и 2 Закона Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом муниципального района муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу ÑÐ¾ дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", â„–245, 31 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Law #172-Z No. 351-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Municipal District Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1535-Z No. 597-V of November 27, 2015 On Amending Articles 1 and 2 of the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Municipal District Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
• Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Ð—акон â„–173-З â„–353-III Ð¾Ñ‚ 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона â„–1058-З â„–1007-IV от 25 апреля 2012 г. Â«Ðž 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 ÑÐ¾ дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", â„–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.).