Urban-type settlement in Magadan Oblast, Russia
Dukat (
Russian : Дукат ) is an
urban locality (an
urban-type settlement ) in the
Omsukchansky District of
Magadan Oblast ,
Russia , located 595 kilometers (370 mi) north of
Magadan . Population: 1,351 (
2010 Russian census ) ;
[1] 1,287 (
2002 Census ) ;
[6] 6,945 (
1989 Soviet census ) .
[7]
History
In the mid of the 1960s,
geologists from
Omsukchan discovered a rich
ore
deposit of
silver ; and named the settlement of Dukat, founded in 1968, after the
ducat , an old
trade coin used in
Europe . The status of urban-type settlement was assigned by the decision of the Magadan Regional Executive Committee of February 19, 1976.
Geography
Dukat is located in a valley between two mountains of the
Omsukchan Range ,
Kolyma Highlands , 27 km west of
Omsukchan , the
raion 's seat and the nearest populated place. It is 30 km from
Omsukchan Airport and 45 from the
ghost town of
Galimy .
Economy
The town is known for
its gold mine , one of the largest in Russia,
[8] located few km west of the town.
Gallery
See also
References
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a
b 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 .
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"26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года" . Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 23 January 2019 .
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"Об исчислении времени" . Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019 .
^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post ).
Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search ) (in Russian)
^ Office of the
Federal State Statistics Service for Khabarovsk Krai, Magadan Oblast, Jewish Autonomous Oblast and Chukotka Autonomous Okrug.
Численность населения Магаданская область по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2017 года
Archived 2017-12-22 at the
Wayback Machine (in Russian)
^
Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 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).
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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 .
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"Dukat Gold Mine" . polymetalinternational.com. 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-06 .
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