Kholodny, Magadan Oblast

Kholodny (Russian: Холо́дный) is an urban-type settlement in Magadan Oblast, Russia. Population: 1,062 (2010 Census);[1] 1,344 (2002 Census);[2] 1,826 (1989 Census).[3]

Geography

Kholodny is located around 380 km north-north-west of the city of Magadan, in the Kolyma Mountains. It is in Susumansky District, 14 km from the administrative centre Susuman.

History

The settlement was founded in 1941 as a gold mining base, gaining urban-type settlement status in 1962. The settlement's name Kholodny is the Russian word for cold.

Infrastructure

Kholodny lies on the Kolyma Highway.

References

  1. ↑ 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  2. ↑ Russian 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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  3. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

Coordinates: 62°42′45″N 147°54′30″E / 62.71250°N 147.90833°E / 62.71250; 147.90833

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