Kayerkan
Kayerkan
Кайерка́н | |
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City | |
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Coordinates: 69°22′N 87°44′E / 69.367°N 87.733°ECoordinates: 69°22′N 87°44′E / 69.367°N 87.733°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Krasnoyarsk Krai |
Founded | 1943 |
Population | |
• Total | 27,116 |
Administrative status | |
• Subordinated to | krai city of Norilsk |
• Capital of | krai city of Norilsk |
Municipal status | |
• Urban okrug | Norilsk Urban Okrug |
• Capital of | Norilsk Urban Okrug |
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Website | www |
Kayerkan (Russian: Кайерка́н), located in the northern part of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia and in the southern part of the Taymyr Peninsula, was a town under jurisdiction of Norilsk in 1982–2005. In 2005, the town was incorporated into Norilsk, even though it is located 20 km away from its center. Population: 27,116 (2002 Census); 27,881 (1989 Census).
History[]
The settlement of Kayerkan was established in 1943 in relation with coal mining in the area. It was granted status of work settlement in 1957, and that of a town in 1982.
Population[]
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Year | 1959 | 1970 | 1979 | 1989 | 2002 | 2005 | |
Population | 5.200 | 4.700 | 18.000 | 27.800 | 27.100 | 27.300 |
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- ^ 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.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
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