Chokurdakh
| Chokurdakh (English) Чокурдах (Russian) Чокуурдаах (Sakha) |
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| Administrative status (as of June 2009) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Administrative district | Allaikhovsky District |
| Settlement | Settlement of Chokurdakh |
| Administrative center of | Allaikhovsky District, Settlement of Chokurdakh |
| Municipal status (as of April 2012) | |
| Municipal district | Allaikhovsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Chokurdakh Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Allaikhovsky Municipal District, Chokurdakh Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 2,367 inhabitants |
| Population (January 2016 est.) | 2,068 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MAGT (UTC+11:00) |
| Founded | 1936 |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1981 |
| Postal code(s) | 678800, 678819 |
| 2010 Census | 2,367 |
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| 2002 Census | 2,591 |
| 1989 Census | 3,845 |
| 1979 Census | 3,375 |
Chokurdakh (Russian: Чокурда́х; Yakut: Чокуурдаах) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Allaikhovsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the left bank of the Indigirka River, below its confluence with its tributary the Allaikha. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 2,367.
It was founded in 1936 as the new administrative center of Allaikhovsky District, which was established in 1931. It served as a river port on the Indigirka, connecting to sea traffic using the Northern Sea Route. Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1981.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Chokurdakh serves as the administrative center of Allaikhovsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Allaikhovsky District as the Settlement of Chokurdakh. As a municipal division, the Settlement of Chokurdakh is incorporated within Allaikhovsky Municipal District as Chokurdakh Urban Settlement.
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