Aykhal (Russian: Айха́л; Yakut: Айхал, Ayxal) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Mirninsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 469 kilometers (291 mi) from Mirny, the administrative center of the district,[2] in the basin of the Vilyuy River. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 13,727.[3]
Aykhal
Айхал | |
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| • Yakut | Айхал |
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Location of Aykhal  | |
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| Coordinates: 65°56′N 111°30′E / 65.933°N 111.500°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[2] |
| Administrative district | Mirninsky District[2] |
| Settlement | Settlement of Aykhal[2] |
| Founded | 1961 |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1962[2] |
| Elevation | 514 m (1,686 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 13,727 |
| • Capital of | Settlement of Aykhal[2] |
| • Municipal district | Mirninsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Urban settlement | Aykhal Urban Settlement[4] |
| • Capital of | Aykhal Urban Settlement[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6  [5]) |
| Postal code(s)[6] | 678190, 678191 |
| OKTMO ID | 98631152051 |
| 2010 Census | 13,727[3] |
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| 2002 Census | 15,782[7] |
| 1989 Census | 11,552[8] |
| 1979 Census | 5,440[9] |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,386 | — |
| 1979 | 5,440 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 11,552 | +112.4% |
| 2002 | 15,782 | +36.6% |
| 2010 | 13,727 | −13.0% |
| 2021 | 13,370 | −2.6% |
| Source: Census data | ||
Etymology
editThe name derives from the Yakut word for fame.[citation needed]
Geography
editSokhsolookh stream is located in the Aykhal's vicinity. The name of the stream in the Yakut language means the river of death or the river of traps, in reference to a large number of reindeer who, according to local legend, have drowned while trying to cross the river ice.
History
editIt was founded in 1961 with the beginnings of diamond extraction from the kimberlite pipe found here.[citation needed] It was granted urban-type settlement status in the following year.[2] In 1985, Yubileynaya diamond mine was opened 20 kilometers (12 mi) from Aykhal.
Administrative and municipal status
editWithin the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Aykhal,[1] together with one rural locality (the selo of Morkoka), is incorporated within Mirninsky District as the Settlement of Aykhal.[2] As a municipal division, the Settlement of Aykhal is incorporated within Mirninsky Municipal District as Aykhal Urban Settlement.[4]
Economy and infrastructure
editThe local economy is reliant on diamond mining conducted by ALROSA at its Aykhal and Yubileynaya mines. It is served by the Aykhal Airport.
References
editNotes
edit- ^ a b 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, Aykhal is the administrative center of the Settlement of Aykhal.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b c d Law #173-Z 353-III
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in 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).
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
edit- Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Mirninsky 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.).