Eldikan
| Eldikan (English) Эльдикан (Russian) Элдьикээн (Yakut) |
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| Administrative status (as of June 2009) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Administrative district | Ust-Maysky District |
| Settlement | Settlement of Eldikan |
| Administrative center of | Settlement of Eldikan |
| Municipal status (as of April 2012) | |
| Municipal district | Ust-Maysky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Eldikan Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Eldikan Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 1,515 inhabitants |
| Time zone | YAKT (UTC+09:00) |
| Founded | 1941 |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1948 |
| Postal code(s) | 678623 |
| 2010 Census | 1,515 |
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| 2002 Census | 2,199 |
| 1989 Census | 2,963 |
| 1979 Census | 2,974 |
Eldikan (Russian: Эльдикан; Yakut: Элдьикээн) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Ust-Maysky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the right bank of the Aldan River, 64 kilometers (40 mi) northeast of Ust-Maya, the administrative center of the district. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,515.
It was established in 1941 as a river port, as a base for the developing gold mining activities on the Yudoma and Allakh-Yun Rivers.Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1948, when it became the administrative center of Allakh-Yunsky District. It lost this role again in 1953 with the merger of the district back into Ust-Maysky District.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Eldikan, together with one rural locality (the selo of 8-y km), is incorporated within Ust-Maysky District as the Settlement of Eldikan. As a municipal division, the Settlement of Eldikan is incorporated within Ust-Maysky Municipal District as Eldikan Urban Settlement.
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