Aldan, Russia
| Aldan (English) Алдан (Russian) Алдан (Sakha) |
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| Administrative status (as of June 2009) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Administrative district | Aldansky District |
| Town | Aldan |
| Administrative center of | Aldansky District, Town of Aldan |
| Municipal status (as of April 2012) | |
| Municipal district | Aldansky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Aldan Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Aldansky Municipal District, Aldan Urban Settlement |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 21,275 inhabitants |
| Population (January 2016 est.) | 20,892 inhabitants |
| Time zone | YAKT (UTC+09:00) |
| Founded | 1923 |
| Town status since | 1939 |
| Postal code(s) | 678900–678902, 678906, 678909 |
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| 2010 Census | 21,275 |
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| 2002 Census | 24,715 |
| 1989 Census | 27,090 |
| 1979 Census | 20,173 |
Aldan (Russian: Алдан; IPA: [ɐlˈdan]; Yakut: Алдан) is a gold-mining town and the administrative center of Aldansky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located in the Aldan highlands, in the Aldan River basin, on the stream Orto-Sala near its mouth in the Seligdar River, about 470 kilometers (290 mi) south of the republic's capital of Yakutsk. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 21,275.
It was founded in 1923 as Nezametny (Незаме́тный), after discovery of rich gold deposits. It was granted town status and renamed in 1939. During World War II, an airfield was built here for the Alaska-Siberian (ALSIB) air route used to ferry American Lend-Lease aircraft to the Eastern Front.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Aldan serves as the administrative center of Aldansky District. As an inhabited locality, Aldan is classified as a town under district jurisdiction. As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Aldansky District as the Town of Aldan. As a municipal division, the Town of Aldan is incorporated within Aldansky Municipal District as Aldan Urban Settlement.
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